Washington: Odd as it may seem, one of the biggest problems many computer users face is knowing where their documents are - and how to move or save them. Without this fundamental knowledge, it can be ...

Heather VanMouwerik is a PhD candidate in Russian History at the University of California, Riverside and the Congressman George Brown Graduate Intern for the Special Collections at Rivera Library.

Learn how to back up your computer data safely using cloud backup and external hard drives with this beginner-friendly, ...

In Windows, prior to Vista, My Documents was the default personal folder for storing data. My Music, My Pictures and other subfolders were located under My Documents. In Windows Vista, the names of ...

Recently, I had a somewhat unnerving experience that ultimately taught me something about the way that Windows handles application data behind the scenes. The whole experience was so bizarre that I ...

The My Computer folder can be accessed in three different places on the computer and does exactly the same thing in all three places. You can find the My Computer folder on the computer's desktop, on ...

Windows users see file management being handled by Windows Explorer or My Computer and might conclude that Windows uses separate programs to organize files. In fact, Windows Explorer and My Computer ...