This tag-based approach made my messy file system searchable without moving a single file ...

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Windows 8 has a number of native functions that help you organize the files and programs on your hard drive. This is part of the basic functionality of an operating system. The File Explorer and ...

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

File chaos no more.

Whether it's a new diet or tidying up your work cubicle, it's often about a clean start. And it takes some initiative to get the ball rolling. Organize your computer so you save time, space and ...

I’ve done my fair share of Vista-bashing over the years, but the reality is the OS has a lot of hidden talents that go unheralded. One of them is stacking, a handy way to organize the files contained ...