Quick Look at File Manager


File Manager

Gives you access to the MS-DOS directory and file structure on your hard disk or over a network.


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title bar

Contains the title of the application running in the window, in this case File Manager.

Drag the title bar to move the window.


Minimize button

Click the Minimize button to shrink the File Manager window to an icon.


Maximize button

Click the Maximize button to enlarge the File Manager window to its maximum size.


File menu


Disk menu


Tree menu


View menu


Options menu


Window menu


Help menu


menu bar

Contains the names of all the File Manager menus.

Click a menu name to display commands.


Directory Tree title bar

Contains the title of the Directory Tree window.

Drag the title bar to move the window.


disk-drive icon

Represents disk drive A, used for floppy disks.

Click the disk-drive icon to see its directory tree.


disk-drive icon

Represents disk drive B, used for floppy disks.

Click the disk-drive icon to see its directory tree.


disk-drive icon

Represents hard disk drive C.

Click the disk drive icon to see its directory tree.


disk-drive icon

Represents RAM disk drive D.

Click the disk drive icon to see its directory tree.


disk-drive icon

Represents the CD-ROM disk drive.

Click the disk drive icon to see its directory tree.


disk drive icon

Represents a network disk drive.

Click the disk drive icon to see its directory tree.


disk-drive icon bar

Contains the icons of all the disk drives on your computer.

Click a disk drive icon to display its directory tree.


volume label

Shows the name you assigned to the current drive.


directory path

Shows the current drive and selected directory.


collapsible directory

Represents a directory whose subdirectories are displayed. The "C:\" indicates the directory is the root directory of the current drive.

Click the minus sign to collapse the subdirectory.


directory icon

Represents a directory or subdirectory on the current drive. A directory icon without a plus or minus sign indicates there are no subdirectories.

Double-click the directory icon to open a directory window and see the files it contains.


current directory

The highlighted directory. You can select only one directory at a time in the Directory Tree window.

Double-click the directory icon to open a directory window and see the files it contains.


collapsible directory

Represents a directory whose subdirectories are displayed.

Click the minus sign to collapse the subdirectory.


expandable directory

Represents a directory whose subdirectories are not displayed off of the root directory of the current drive.

Click the plus sign to display the subdirectories.


Directory Tree

A graphic display showing the directories and subdirectories on the current drive.


Directory Tree window

A window that shows the directories and subdirectories on the current drive.


scroll arrow

An arrow on either end of a scroll bar used to move the contents of the window or list box into view.

Click a scroll arrow to move the contents into view.


scroll bar

A bar that appears at the right and/or bottom edge of a window whose contents aren't completely visible. Each scroll bar contains two scroll arrows and a scroll box for moving the contents of the window or list box.

Click a scroll bar to move the contents one screen.


scroll box

A box used to move quickly to a particular location in a file or list.

Drag the scroll box to move to another location.


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directory window title bar

Contains the path for the directory show in the window.

Drag the title bar to move a directory window.


Minimize button

Click the Minimize button to shrink the directory window to an icon.


Maximize button

Click the Maximize button to enlarge the directory window to its maximum size.


directory icon

Represents a directory or subdirectory. The dots indicate that the directory is one level above the current directory.

Double-click the directory icon to open a directory window and see the files it contains.


up dots

Represents the directory one level above the current directory.


program icon

Represents a program file or batch file. These files have default extensions of .BAT, .COM, .EXE, and .PIF.

Double-click a program icon to start an application or execute a batch file.


document icon

Represents a document and its application.

Double-click a document icon to start the application and open the document.


file icon

Represents a file that is not a program or a document associated with an application.

Click a file icon to select it.


directory window

A window that shows all the files and subdirectories contained in a directory.


status bar

When the Directory Tree window is active, the status bar shows the number of bytes available on the current disk drive. If it's a network drive, the status bar also shows the network path.

When a directory window is active, the status bar shows the number of files selected, their combined size, and the total number of files in the directory.


application window

The main window for an application, in this case the File Manager window. The File Manager window can contain a Directory Tree window and one or more directory windows.


window border

The outside edge of a window.

Drag the window border to change the size of the window.