Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP
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To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:
1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon. The
Recycle Bin window opens and lists the files
and folders you have thrown away since
you last emptied it.
2 Click the files or folders that you want to
restore. For instructions on how to select
multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts”
on page 32.
3 Click File, then click Restore. Windows
returns the deleted files or folders to their
original locations.
To empty the Recycle Bin:
Caution
Emptying the Recycle
Bin permanently
erases any files or
folders in the bin.
These files cannot be
restored.
Help and
Support
For more information
about emptying the
Recycle Bin, click Start,
then click Help and
Support. Type the
keyword emptying
the Recycle Bin in
the Search box, then
click the arrow.
1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the
desktop. The Recycle Bin window opens.
2 Click File, then click Empty Recycle Bin.
Windows asks you if you are sure that you
want to empty the bin.
3 Click Ye s. Windows permanently deletes all
files in the Recycle Bin.
Browsing for files and folders
Help and
Support
For more information
about browsing for
files and folders, click
Start, then click Help
and Support. Type the
keyword files and
folders in the Search
box, then click the
arrow.
A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top
of your Windows desktop. It is usually on a drive
inside a folder that may be inside yet another
folder, and so on.
Windows drives, folders, and files are organized
in the same way as a real file cabinet in that they
may have many levels (usually many more levels
than a file cabinet, in fact). So you usually will
have to search through levels of folders to find
the file or folder that you need. This is called
browsing.