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Chapter 3: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Sky

Figure 3-4: Choose how Windows 8 should react the next time

you insert a particular item, such as a CD.

Seeing what’s inside a folder

Because folders are really little storage compart-

ments, Windows 8 uses a picture of a little folder

to represent a place for storing files. To see

what’s inside a folder, either in File Explorer or

on the Windows 8 desktop, just double-click that

folder’s picture. A new window pops up, showing

that folder’s contents. Spot another folder inside

that folder? Double-click that one to see what’s

inside. Keep clicking until you find what you want

or reach a dead end.

Reached a dead end? If you mistakenly end up in

the wrong folder, back your way out as if you’re

browsing the web. Click the Back arrow at the

window’s top-left corner. (It’s the same arrow

that appears in the margin.) That closes the

wrong folder and shows you the folder you just

left. If you keep clicking the Back arrow, you end

up right where you started.

The Address Bar provides another quick way to jump

to different places in your PC. As you move from

folder to folder, the folder’s Address Bar — that little

word-filled box at the folder’s top — constantly keeps

track of your trek.

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