Difference between 'folder' and 'file folder'

[Alex Coleman]

What is the difference in XP between a 'FOLDER' and 'FILE FOLDER'?

I have come across junction points and the 'FILE FOLDER' seems to
behave a bit like a junction point but not quite.

Below is some more detail regarding what I am asking about.

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This might not be as very well expressed on account of my limited
technical knowledge ...



I have observed that most regular folders which contain data files
seem to be of type 'FILE FOLDER'

Strangely, I find that can create a new 'FOLDER' (not 'FILE
FOLDER') by starting with an existing 'FILE FOLDER' and then
dragging & dropping it into a 'FILE FOLDER' which I am already
using as a menu.

(My menus are stored in %PROFILE%/START MENU and are used as
toolbar menus which pop up from the taskbar when clicked.)

Can someone also explain why a 'FOLDER' seems to contain data
files but is in fact empty. The data files are in the original
'FILE FOLDER' which the 'FOLDER' was made from (and presumably
still points to).

Thank you.

 

[Sparda]

What is the difference in XP between a 'FOLDER' and 'FILE
FOLDER'?

I have come across junction points and the 'FILE FOLDER' seems
to
behave a bit like a junction point but not quite.

Below is some more detail regarding what I am asking about.

==================

This might not be as very well expressed on account of my
limited
technical knowledge ...



I have observed that most regular folders which contain data
files
seem to be of type 'FILE FOLDER'

Strangely, I find that can create a new 'FOLDER' (not 'FILE
FOLDER') by starting with an existing 'FILE FOLDER' and then
dragging & dropping it into a 'FILE FOLDER' which I am already

using as a menu.

(My menus are stored in %PROFILE%/START MENU and are used as
toolbar menus which pop up from the taskbar when clicked.)

Can someone also explain why a 'FOLDER' seems to contain data
files but is in fact empty. The data files are in the
original
'FILE FOLDER' which the 'FOLDER' was made from (and presumably

still points to).

Thank you.

Folder’s and File Folders are infact the same thing with diffrant
names, of course folders arnt actualy folders at all, they are
directorys, it’s just the Micrsoft desided to express them as
folders, even though they are called directorys.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

File Folder
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File, Folder and Directory

file
[[A complete, named collection of information, such as a program, a set of
data used by a program, or a user-created document. A file is the basic unit
of storage that enables a computer to distinguish one set of information
from another. It is a collection of data that a user can retrieve, change,
delete, save, or send to an output device, such as a printer or e-mail
program.]]

folder
[[A container for programs and files in graphical user interfaces,
symbolized on the screen by a graphical image (icon) of a file folder. A
folder is a means of organizing programs and documents on a disk and can
hold both files and additional folders.]]

directory
[[Computer manuals often describe directories and file structures in terms
of an inverted tree. The files and directories at any level are contained in
the directory above them. To access a file, you may need to specify the
names of all the directories above it. You do this by specifying a path.

The topmost directory in any file is called the root directory. A directory
that is below another directory is called a subdirectory. A directory above
a subdirectory is called the parent directory. Under DOS and Windows, the
root directory is a back slash (\). ]]

folder
[[In graphical user interfaces such as Windows and the Macintosh
environment, a folder is an object that can contain multiple documents.
Folders are used to organize information. In the DOS and UNIX worlds,
folders are called directories. ]]

Directory
[[A directory and folder are exactly the same thing, windows refers to them
as folders but you will often come across them being called directories.
Directories/folders allow information to be stored in your computer in a
more convenient way making it easier to organise your files.

Directories/folders can be created, renamed and deleted much like files, it
is good practise to create these directories/folders and keep your files in
them as this helps keep your hard drive organised.]]

Directory
[[A directory and folder are exactly the same thing, windows refers to them
as folders but you will often come across them being called directories.
Directories/folders allow information to be stored in your computer in a
more convenient way making it easier to organise your files.

Directories/folders can be created, renamed and deleted much like files, it
is good practise to create these directories/folders and keep your files in
them as this helps keep your hard drive organised.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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