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finding saving files
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Original Message
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Name: velivolus
Date: April 3, 2008 at 22:20:00 Pacific
Subject: finding saving filesOS: windows XPCPU/Ram: 1000Model/Manufacturer: emachine |
Comment: It always takes me so much tedious clicking to get to the folders I want! Could someone recommend an app (preferably freeware) that makes it easy for navigating to folders you want to find when loading or saving files? Thanks a lot.
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Response Number 1
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Name: lurkswithin
Date: April 3, 2008 at 23:25:45 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I don't use any apps for this. Simple ideas and management principles. I always download to my desktop. Period. From there I redistribute the downloaded files into four main folders that I have set up in a storage drive (partition)... F:\music F:\applications F:\documents F:\pictures This way I can find the files I just downloaded on my desktop when I need to. Once I have decided to keep or discard< i send them to the stipulated folders and from there I will either create a sub folder and redistribute them or create a back-up file and burn them to disc in which case I log the entry and to what disc it was backed up to...run a simple search in excel and can instanly tell where the files are stored ...either on the computer or on the rack! In The Matters Of Style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, Stand Like A Rock "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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Response Number 4
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Name: Curt R
Date: April 4, 2008 at 06:30:58 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I do it like lurkswithin myself and use Windows Explorer. I don't like anything on my desktop though so I download to a \download folder. I have two drives, C: and D: C: is strictly operating system and I never install anything there I don't have to. D: contains \storage \software \music \backups All applications get installed onto D: and that's where I have a folder called \storage which is where I store files I want to keep. When I have enough of those to fill a DVD, I burn them and delete the contents of the folder. Each disk contains a text file with a filelist. I have a copy of every disk's text file in the /storage folder for easy access in case I need to go looking for a file that's on disk. Once I find it (a quick search inside the file via "search" and I know which disk to grab because each .txt file is labelled the same as the appropriate disk). Should I need to find a file, it's either in the \storage folder, or on disk. If one uses a bit of logic in managing files, they're never hard to find.
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Response Number 5
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Name: OtheHill
Date: April 4, 2008 at 07:40:06 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I agree with lurkswithin. I do the same thing. Downloading to the Desktop forces you to deal with the file in some manner or your desktop get awfully cluttered. Many times the download is a temporary use file anyway. I download specs and manuals in order to help folks here. After a couple of days I delete them. Keeping the files somewhere in My Documents has a definate advantage. Should you be forced to perform a system restore/ repair, the My Computer folder is the only folder in the Windows partition not affected by that action. I do also save instant backups to CDR using a packet writer.
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Response Number 6
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Name: XpUser
Date: April 4, 2008 at 07:47:38 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Me too I am in total agreement with lurkswithin's methodology. It takes discipline to keep your Windows tidy by organizing files & folders - just like it does with the drawers, closets, attic, and garage in your home. Otherwise your machine (& house) will be in a hopeless state of total disarray. i_Xp/VistaUser
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Response Number 7
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Name: Derek
Date: April 4, 2008 at 16:50:47 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Your question is rather similar to asking for an easier way to drive a car or play football. The whole concept of using a computer rests with files and folders so I find it rather odd that you describe it as tedious. Keep clicking away and learn to organise your files/folders as suggested, or in some convenient way of your own. In the long term you will benefit in both speed and knowledge from doing so. Develop a full understanding of the Windows Explorer structure - it will pay dividends. some other bloke...
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Response Number 8
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Name: velivolus
Date: April 15, 2008 at 01:44:30 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Thanks to everybody who replied. I'm afraid that I didn't phrase my question clearly enough and so it has led to some misunderstanding. I am thinking specifically about locating files and folders when using the open and save dialog boxes in applications. I have a few external hard drives hooked up to my system so it is often a bit tedious for me to navigate. What I have been trying to find specifically is an application that will "remember" folders of my choosing so I can easily open them when using the open/save dialog boxes. Is there anything like this out there, preferably freeware? Thanks!
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Response Number 9
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Name: OtheHill
Date: April 15, 2008 at 07:50:17 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I am not sure if a utility like that is available. I suspect there may be something like that out there. What I will say is this. You should always maintain a minimum of 2 copies of ANY data you consider important. From your #8 I surmise the external drives hold the ONLY copy of the files in question.
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Response Number 10
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Name: Derek
Date: April 15, 2008 at 17:01:38 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Some applications have facilities whereby you can set open/save locations. XP itself generally remembers the last folder used. I got fed up with this myself and resorted to reg files called up by my daily clear-up batch files. That way they always return to my favorite places - too long to spell out on here tho.... some other bloke...
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