What is File Explorer?
File Explorer is a program used to manage files and folders stored on a computer
Example of File Explorer in Windows 10

(If you are a Student) Please save your files to your OneDrive directory!
How do I create a new folder?
- Navigate to the location where you want the new folder.
- Open the "Home" tab at the top of File Explorer.
- Press the "New Folder" option.
- Name the new folder.
- All Done!
OR
- Navigate to the location where you want the new folder.
- Press Control+Shift+N.
- All Done!
How do I create a new .txt file?
- Navigate to the location where you want the new file.
- Open the "Home" tab at the top of File Explorer.
- Press the "New Item" option.
- Press the "Text Document" option in the dropdown menu.
- Name the new file.
- All Done!
How do I change a .txt file to another type?
- Open the file in notepad.
- Press "File"
- Press "Save as"
- Change "Save as type" to "All files (*.*)"
- Alter the "File Name" to be appended by the file extension you want. (Ex: "MyFile.html" for HTML files)
- All Done!
How do I zip/compress file(s) to an archive?
- Navigate to the file that you wish to unzip/decompress.
- Select/highlight said file.
- Open the "Share" tab at the top of File Explorer.
- Press the "Zip" option.
- Name the Zipped/Compressed file(s).
- All Done!
Compressing files can help with uploading them to certain sites.
How do I unzip/decompress files from an archive?
- Navigate to the file(s) that you wish to zip.
- Select/highlight said file(s).
- Open the "Extract" tab at the top of File Explorer.
- Press the "Extract All" option.
- Press "Extract".
- All Done!
Decompressing files can allow you to have full access to them.
Warning: Never extract archives from untrusted sources without prior inspection. It is possible that files are created outside of path, e.g. members that have absolute filenames starting with "/" or filenames with two dots ".."
How do I copy/cut and paste files?
- Navigate to the files that you wish to copy.
- Select/highlight said files.
- Open the "Home" tab at the top of File Explorer.
- Press the "Copy" or "Cut" option.
- Navigate to the folder that you wish to paste to.
- Open the "Home" tab at the top of File Explorer.
- Press the "Paste" option.
- All Done!
OR
- Navigate to the files that you wish to copy.
- Select/highlight said files.
- Press Control+C to copy.
OR Press Control+X to cut. - Navigate to the folder that you wish to paste to.
- Press Control+V
- All Done!