If you come from the Windows® world, you may be a bit disoriented at the beginning, but once you know how folders are organized, you will see how simple it is to find your usual folders, access removable media (CDs, DVDs, USB storage devices, etc.), and external resources.
Choose + → from the main menu to open the folder containing your personal files.
These are some folders already present on your personal folder which you can use to better organize your data:
This is where all
the documents you create are saved by default. It corresponds to
the My Documents
folder on a
Windows®
system.
This is where the
files you download from the Internet are stored. It corresponds to
the My Downloads
folder on a
Windows®
system.
This
is where your music is saved by default. It corresponds to the
My Music
folder on a
Windows®
system. Please refer to Section 4.1.1, “amaroK Audio
Player” to learn about how to play music
files.
This is where
pictures you download from your digital camera are saved. It
corresponds to the My Pictures
folder on a
Windows®
system.
This is where you
can store all your videos. It corresponds to the My
Videos
folder on a
Windows®
system.
You can create, remove, and rename files and folders inside your personal (Home) folder.
You can also browse the file system tree by
opening the Root folder on the
Places sidebar. These folders contain your system
configuration settings and the installed programs, as well as other
things. If you need to change the system's settings, use the
Mandriva Linux Control Center (refer to Part 2, “Configuring and Tweaking Your Box” for more
information).
Removable media is auto-detected on medium insertion, which makes accessing and managing CDs, DVDs and USB storage devices easy.
Just click to
open the medium in the file manager. Click on the eject icon
to eject the removable medium, it will not be
available until you insert it again.