All files on your Mac, be it pictures, videos or documents, are stored in directories as part of the hard drive hierarchy. As you use your computer, so many of these files accumulate over time that ...

PoloTiger has both a solid state drive and a hard drive, and the SSD is almost full. What’s the best way to both move data files to the hard drive and make Windows understand that that’s where they ...

When you add a new user account, during initial setup or afterward, Windows 10 creates a user profile folder in C:\Users, with your username (or a variation) as the name of the profile folder. It then ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Suppose, you have a 100 .mp4 files, 150 .mkv files, 200 .png images and some other .txt and .docx files in one folder. Now, you want to organize them according to the file formats. For instance, you ...

Microsoft continues to roll out new test versions of Windows 11 with useful features. Recently, the “jump lists” feature from Windows 10 were reintroduced and now the company has launched the slightly ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From time to time, you may need to transfer files between Windows PCs — whether it's to move documents between work computers, share photos ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Transferring files from one PC to another used to be a real hassle, and often required moving floppy disks back and forth, using arcane cable ...

Want to transfer a really big file in your browser, but keep running into size limits? We break down a list of free and paid services that can lend a hand. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

Convenient though the Mac’s folder structure can be, there may be times when you’ve buried files within so many layers of folders that they’re no longer easy to find or deal with. For instance, you ...