Gateway 450 manual Browsing for files and folders, To empty the Recycle Bin, To browse for a file

Chapter 4: Windows Basics

To empty the Recycle Bin:

Caution

Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the bin. These files cannot be restored.

1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop. The Recycle Bin window opens.

2 Click File, then click Empty Recycle Bin. Windows asks you if you are sure that you want to empty the bin.

3 Click Yes. Windows permanently deletes all files in the Recycle Bin.

Help and

Support

For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword emptying Recycle Bin in the HelpSpot

Search box , then click the arrow.

Browsing for files and folders

A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top of your Windows desktop. It is usually on a drive inside a folder that may be inside yet another folder, and so on.

Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that they may have many levels (usually many more levels than a file cabinet, in fact). So you usually will have to search through levels of folders to find the file or folder that you need. This is called browsing.

To browse for a file:

1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.

- OR -

In Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. The My Computer window opens.

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