by Can’t remember what you named a file or folder or where on your computer or storage media you saved it? You can open the Computer window to locate it or perform a Search.
- Choose Start→Computer.
The Computer window appears.
- Double-click an item to open it.
For example, you can double-click a USB drive, a CD-ROM drive, or your computer hard drive to open it.
- If the file or folder that you want is stored within another folder, double-click the folder or a series of folders until you locate it.
Depending on how you choose to display files and folders, you might see text listings, icons, or even thumbnail representations of file contents.
- When you find the file you want, double-click it.
If you can’t locate a file in the Computer window or in your Documents folder, you can perform a simple search for it.
- Open the Start menu and type a search term in the search box at the bottom.
A list of search results appears, divided by the location of the results.
- Click the See More Results link.
Additional search results appear in a window.
- Click an item to view it.
When you locate the file you want, you can double-click it to open it.
