Folders group files — Computing, 4–6
A folder gives related files one place, like a labelled box. Computing, 4–6 years.
A folder is a labelled place
A folder is a named place where related files can stay together. Your drawings might go in one folder, and your songs or stories in others. The folder does not change what is inside; it helps you find it again.
Why make folders?
Without folders, every file would sit in one huge pile. Finding one drawing among many would take a long time, and you might open the wrong one. Folders solve this by giving each group a sensible place, just as shelves help you find a book.
Put drawings in a folder
You have three files: cat, tree and house. First, make a folder called “My drawings”. Next, open each file and choose the action that moves it into that folder. Finally, open “My drawings” and count three files. Their names and pictures are still the same.
A folder is not a second copy
It is easy to think that putting a file in a folder makes another file, because the picture now appears in a new place. Usually it has been moved, not copied. If you want it in both places, check for a copy action; otherwise, moving it can make it disappear from the first folder.
Folders outside school
A family can make a folder for each person, a holiday or a year. A tablet might have one folder for recipes and another for photographs. At home, use a name that tells you what belongs there, so you do not have to open every file to look.
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