When working on a computer, you will often need to create and rename your folders and files. As you already know, whatever is on your desktop is either. The folder can be created on the desktop or in another folder.
How to create a folder
Let's try to create our own folder on the desktop. If you have any windows open, then minimize them and right-click on an empty space on the desktop. You will see a drop-down context menu in which you need to select the item " Create a". As soon as you hover over this item, the following context menu will open, in which we need the item " Folder».
We click on this item with the left mouse button, and a folder will appear on our desktop called “ new folder". If we create another folder, then it will already have the name "New folder (2)". The next folder will have exactly the same name, only with the number 3.
Create a folder in another folder
in three ways:
- Way... Open by double-clicking the left mouse button on the newly created folder, and when it opens, right-click on an empty field of this folder. Select the item “ Create a"And item" Folder».
- Way... Open the folder, go to the very top of it to the " home", Find the block" Create a", And left-click on the icon" Create a folder».
- Way... Open the folder in which we need to create another folder and press three keys on the keyboard at the same time: Ctrl +Shift +N
In all three cases, a new folder will appear in our folder.
But leaving folders with such names is not convenient. Better to rename them right away.
How to rename a folder and files
Once we have created a folder, its name is highlighted in blue and the cursor blinks. At this time, you can immediately enter your name from the keyboard. After finishing the input, press the key on the keyboard Enter or left-click on an empty desktop space or an empty workspace in a folder (this is if you created your own folder in another folder.).
If, after creating a new folder, you accidentally clicked with the mouse, and the blue selection disappeared, then you can hover over the folder and right-click on it. A window will appear again, in which this time we select the item " Rename". The folder name will be highlighted in blue again. Now you can enter your name using the keyboard.
The file is renamed in the same way.
You can rename the folder or file differently. To do this, select a folder or file with one click of the mouse. Once again, click once with the left mouse button on the folder or file. After a second, the old name will be highlighted in blue and you can change the name.
If you want to rename a file or folder in English, then first change the keyboard layout. To do this, you can use hot keys. To do this, simultaneously press the keys on the keyboard Alt +Shift
Or find the language bar icon on the taskbar and left-click on it. When the name of the layouts appears, select the required one.
Practice creating and renaming folders and files.
So it is on. You can create a folder in another folder, in which case it will be nested. Let's take a look at how to create, rename and delete folders and files.
How to create a folder or file on the desktop
To create a folder directly on the desktop, you need to minimize the currently open windows. After that, right-click on the desktop, in any free space, to call the contextual one, in it you must select the item " Create a". In the submenu that appears, left-click on the item " Folder».
As a result, an object named “ new folder».
The name will be highlighted in blue, inviting you to change it to whatever name is convenient for you. To change the name, simply enter your folder name in the blue field. To confirm the action, press “ Enter"Or just in a free area of \u200b\u200bthe desktop. You can place the newly created folder anywhere on the desktop by dragging it with the cursor holding down the left mouse button.
To create a new file, in the context menu, select the file type from the proposed set that we want to create. The file type in the menu will depend on the installed programs on the computer. For example, to create a text document file, in the menu item " Create a"You need to choose" DocumentMicrosoftWord". As a result, an empty file will be created, double clicking on which will open Microsoft Word and load it for further work.
How to create a folder or file on a local drive
To create a folder on a local drive, go to “ A computer"Via the main menu or using the key combination" Win +E". In the window that opens, double-click the left mouse button on the desired disk, open it, select the place where we will create the folder (it can be the root of the disk or any other folder), call the context menu by clicking the right mouse button and repeat the sequence of actions given above.
Another way to create a folder on disk. In the open window " A computer"Left-click on the item" new folder"Located in the window menu bar at the top.
For any folder or file located on a local drive, you can create a shortcut and bring it to your desktop.
How to rename a folder or file
Often, when working with folders and files on your computer, you need to rename them. To rename, you need to move the mouse cursor over them, right-click to call the context menu, in which click on the menu item " Rename". The name will be highlighted in blue, prompting you to enter a new name.
How to delete a folder or file
To delete a folder or file, we again use the context menu, invoked by right-clicking on the desired object. In the menu that appears, select the item " Delete»And by pressing the left mouse button delete the selected object.
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Windows 10 stores all local user settings and preferences in the profile folder at C: / Users / USER_NAME. The profile folder stores your current personalization, File Explorer, desktop, and universal apps settings. By default, the name of the profile folder is the same as the username, but you may need to rename it.
It is not difficult to guess what will happen in this case. The system will simply not be able to find the user's program and configuration files, since it will continue to refer to them at the old address. As a result, most user settings will be lost and applications will stop working. Therefore, if you still decide to rename the profile folder, you must do it correctly.
It's not enough just to give the folder a new name, by the way, you can rename it only from under another account, you also need to change the path to it in the section of the user identifier (SID) specified in the system registry. First, let's find out this very identifier. Open a command prompt or PowerShell console as an administrator and run the following command:
wmic useraccount list full
In this case, you will receive a list of all accounts, among which you need to find yours. It's very simple, its name will match the value of the Name parameter. In the same data block, find the SID parameter and write down its value.
Now log out of your account, log in under a different account and rename your folder in the C: / Users location.
After that, open the registry editor with the regedit command and expand this branch:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows NT / CurrentVersion / ProfileList
In the last subsection, find the directory that has the same name as the SID you received and recorded. Open it, find the ProfileImagePath parameter on the right and change its value to match the new path to the profile folder. Done.
Close Registry Editor and then restart your computer.
Windows OS allows multiple users to work on one computer. At the same time, everyone can have their own desktop and document folders.
Each user has the opportunity not only to create unique record, but also set password, which prevent others from viewing his documents.
When using your computer, you may experience need to change some account data stored on the computer. Let's see how this is done on all versions of Windows.
Change Windows 10 username
In Windows 10, as in all other versions of the system, changing the name is quite simple. The tenth version requires:
Renaming in Windows 7
The procedure in Windows 7 is not very different from the previous one. We open start and looking for an icon A computer... You should click on it PKM and choose Control.
Now we expand the item Local users and groups... Expand the folder Users and on the right we select the profile of the current user. It remains to press PKM on the record and select the required menu item. We confirm change by clicking Enter.
Then go to control Panel in any convenient way. 
Here we are looking accounts and run this item. 
It remains to press Name change, set a new name and confirm with Rename.
Renaming in Windows 8
First you need to find and go to control Panel, start the accounts section and find the item Change account type.
Find the required user and click on it 
Now push to the required link and make changes. We confirm click to rename. 
How to change the name of the account folder in Windows 7 and 8
For seven and eight, the sequence of actions is completely identical, for exception login to the control panel:
Change folder name in Windows 10
Renaming procedure in different versions of Windows 10 identical... To change the name of the folder, you must perform actions similar to the previous paragraphs.
To start create another entry with the rights administratorotherwise the system will not allow us to rename the current folder.
The easiest option is turn on hidden accounting. In this case, you will not need to create a new account. We use the command net user Administrator /active:
yes to the console launched on behalf of the Administrator. Push Enter... If the command is not recognized, then you should enter Administrator.
We end the session, under which we work and enter the system under the new account.
Now we do the following:
This guide shows the steps you can take to rename the user folder in Windows 10
So, let's say we changed the account name and we need to rename the user's folder. You will need another local administrator account on your computer. Create a new local account with administrative privileges, how to do this is detailed in this ➱
Go to folder Userslocated on the system drive (usually drive C), right-click on the folder whose name you want to change (in this case, the folder User) and in the context menu select the item Rename
Rename the folder (for example NewUser)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ Windows NT \\ CurrentVersion \\ ProfileList
Find the subsection that has the characters S-1-5-21 ~ in the name. Find the ProfileImagePath parameter that matches the name of the folder you want to rename. Double click the left mouse button on the ProfileImagePath parameter and specify a new folder name, click the button Ok... Close the registry editor.
Log out, and log in with the account you renamed the user folder. If you no longer need the account created specifically for these changes, you can delete it
Do not forget that a lot of settings and parameters of programs and the operating system are stored in the user profile. The more programs you have installed on your computer, the more likely the changes made will not be enough. Most likely, there will be an entry in the Windows registry containing the full path to some file or folder that is located in the user profile and this path will be specified with a link to an old, now no longer existing folder. This can lead to problems with some programs.
You can try to avoid such problems. To do this, you will need to carefully examine the ENTIRE registry for links to the old, already renamed folder.
To do this, in the registry editor, call the search window by pressing the key combination Ctrl + F, in the search bar, enter the path to the old profile folder and click the button Hgo further
Carefully study all the found parameters and, if necessary, change the name of the folder to the newly renamed one. Then press the F3 key to continue the search and so on until the very end, that is, until such a window appears.
As you understand, the work has to be painstaking and here you need to approach the issue competently - that is, to understand where it is worth changing the name of the parameter to a new one, and where it can be omitted or not needed in any case.