Degunking Windows 7

Manage Data in Folders

The simplest way to organize your files is to create personal folders inside the default folders. As we’ve discussed, the default folders are My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, and My Videos, along with others such as Downloads and Contacts. You can create subfolders inside of those and move data into them to further organize what you want to keep. These default folders make great storage areas and can be used to organize everything from your accounting files to your zoo pictures. Hopefully, you’ve moved some of your files there already.

Because I’ll encourage you to put just about everything in these default folders, you might encounter a common problem when using them—they are very likely to get really disorganized, ...