Copy, move, delete, and rename files/folders – Key Concepts of Computer Studies (2024)

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How to create, copy, move, rename, and delete a file or folder? ›

Right-click menus: Right-click a file or folder and choose Cut or Copy, depending on whether you want to move or copy it. Then right-click your destination folder and choose Paste.

Use the mv command to move files and directories from one directory to another or to rename a file or directory.

Moving the file across disk volumes is equivalent to copying the file and deleting it from the source if the copying was successful. If you try to move a file across disk volumes and that file is in use, the file is copied to the destination, but it is not deleted from the source.

File: A file is the common storage unit in a computer, and all programs and data are "written" into a file and "read" from a file. Folder: A folder holds one or more files, and a folder can be empty until it is filled. A folder can also contain other folders, and there can be many levels of folders within folders.

What is the move command for folders? ›

The mv command moves files and directories from one directory to another or renames a file or directory. If you move a file or directory to a new directory, it retains the base file name. When you move a file, all links to other files remain intact, except when you move it to a different file system.

Use the cp command to create a copy of the contents of the file or directory specified by the SourceFile or SourceDirectory parameters into the file or directory specified by the TargetFile or TargetDirectory parameters.

On your keyboard, hold down the Shift key while pressing the Delete key. You will be prompted to confirm that you wish to remove the file or folder because you cannot undo this.

Copy is to make a copy of the selected file or folder and place the duplicate in another drive or folder, while move is to move the original files from one place to another location. The move command deletes the original files, while copy retains them.

Deleting a folder deletes all its contents as well. You may get a dialog prompt that asks if you want to move the file to the recycling bin. If that happens, say yes. If you didn't get a dialog prompt, the file was still sent to the Recycle Bin.

Copy is to make a copy of the selected file or folder and place the duplicate in another drive or folder, while move is to move the original files from one place to another location. The move command deletes the original files, while copy retains them.

Navigate to where you want to create the new folder, and click New Folder. Type the name of your folder, and press Enter. To save a document to the new folder, open the document, and click File > Save As, and then browse to the new folder, and click Save.