How to View All Your Offline Files
If you have made network files or folders to be Always available offline, then this will show you how to view all your available offline files in one place.

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Enable or Disable the Use Of Offline Files
If you work with files on a network, you can make the files available offline so you can access them even when your computer is not connected to the network. This is especially useful if you use a laptop to connect to a workplace network. When you make a network file, or all files in a network folder, available offline, Windows creates a copy of the file or folder on your computer. This is called an offline file. The next time you disconnect from the network, you'll still be able to open, modify, and save the file the same way you would if you were still connected. And when you do connect to the network again, Windows will automatically sync the offline file on your computer with the corresponding file on the network to update it.

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How to Manage the Offline Files Disk Space Usage
The size and number of your offline files determine how much hard disk space your offline files use. This will show you how to manage your offline files so that you can find out how much hard disk space they are currently using, and to change how much maximum hard disk space to allow for them.

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How to View and Change Your Offline Files Status
This will show you how to view and change if you are currently working with the offline or online version of your available offline files in Windows 7.

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How to Manually Sync Your Offline
When you make a network file, or all files in a network folder, available offline, Windows creates a copy of the file or folder on your computer. This is called an offline file. The next time you disconnect from the network, you'll still be able to open, modify, and save the file the same way you would if you were still connected. And when you do connect to the network again, Windows will automatically sync the offline file on your computer with the corresponding file on the network for the latest changes.

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How to Make Network Files or Folders Available Offline
This will show you how to make a network file or folder to be Always available offline or not.

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What's the difference between BitLocker Drive Encryption and Encrypting File System?
There are several differences between BitLocker Drive Encryption and Encrypting File System (EFS). BitLocker is designed to help protect all of the personal and system files on the drive Windows is installed on (the operating system drive) if your computer is stolen, or if unauthorized users try to access the computer. You can also use BitLocker to encrypt all files on fixed data drives (such as internal hard drives) and use BitLocker To Go to encrypt files on removable data drives (such as external hard drives or USB flash drives). EFS is used to help protect individual files on any drive on a per-user basis. The table below shows the main differences between BitLocker and EFS.

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Compress and uncompress files (zip files)
Compressed files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. You can work with compressed files and folders in the same way that you work with uncompressed files and folders. You can also combine several files into a single compressed folder. This makes it easier to share a group of files.

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Set up your hard disk for BitLocker Drive Encryption
To encrypt the drive that Windows is installed on, your computer must have two partitions: a system partition (which contains the files needed to start your computer) and an operating system partition (which contains Windows). The operating system partition will be encrypted and the system partition will remain unencrypted so your computer can start. ..

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What types of files does System Restore change?
System Restore can make changes to Windows system files, registry settings, and programs installed on your computer. It can also make changes to scripts, batch files, and other types of executable files created under any user account on your computer. Personal files, such as documents, e-mail, photos, and music files, are not changed.

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Restore files from a backup
You can restore backed-up versions of files that are lost, damaged, or changed accidentally. You also restore individual files, groups of files, or all of the files that you've backed up.

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Back up your files
To help ensure that you don't lose your files, you should back them up regularly. You can set up automatic backups or manually back up your files at any time. Watch this video to learn how to back up your files.

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Back up and restore: frequently asked questions
Here are answers to some common questions about backing up and restoring files. What backup tools does Windows provide? How much storage space do I need to back up files? How do I view the contents of my backup? How do I restore files? Can I recover files that I have accidentally deleted? How do I get my files back if my computer stops working?

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Delete files using Disk Cleanup
If you want to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up disk space and help your computer run faster, use Disk Cleanup. It removes temporary files, empties the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of system files and other items that you no longer need. Watch this video to learn how to delete files using Disk Cleanup.

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Add items to the Windows Media Player Library
You can use the Windows Media Player Library to organize your entire digital media collection on your computer, including music, video, and pictures. After you add files to your Player Library, you can play the files, burn mix CDs, create playlists, sync the files to portable music and video players, and stream the files to other devices on your home network. There are several methods you can use to add files to your Player Library:

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Corrupted files: frequently asked questions
Here are answers to some common questions about corrupted files. What are corrupted files? What should I do if I encounter a corrupted file? What if I can't fix a corrupted file? How do I prevent files from becoming corrupted?

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Rename Multiple Files or Folders in a sequence at once
There may be a situation where you want to rename multiple files or folders at once in a sequence like a set of images, text files etc. There is a simple trick which will allow a set of files or folders to be renamed at once thus saving your time.

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How does Windows choose which drives to back up?
If you use Windows Backup to back up your files and you choose the default option (where Windows chooses which files to back up), Windows will back up local data files saved in libraries, files saved on the desktop, and files saved in default Windows folders. If your files span multiple drives, they will be included in the backup as long as they are in a library or in one of the folders being backed up. You can customize what is included in your backup by choosing individual folders, libraries, and drives. Windows will only back up drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system.

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Keep specific files and folders from being shared with a homegroup
When you create or join a homegroup, you select the libraries you want to share with other people in the homegroup. Libraries are initially shared with Read access, which means that you can look at or listen to what's in the library, but you can't make changes to the files in it. You can adjust the level of access later, and you can exclude specific files and folders from sharing. Watch this video to learn how to prevent specific files and folders from being shared.

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Change the properties for a file
File properties are details about a file, such as author names, tags, or the date when a file was last modified. Properties make your files easier to find and organize. For example, you can search for a file by one of its properties. You can also use libraries to arrange files by a property. If you're browsing the Documents library, for example, and you want to see the most recently changed files first, you can arrange the files by the Date modified property.

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Finding your files
Looking for something? This video shows you how to find your files faster.

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Finding your files
New to Windows 7? This video shows you how to find your files.

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Transfer Files Between Devices and Your PC via Bluetooth
Bluetooth devices are very common nowadays. By using this technology it is so easy to share files between very different devices. If your computer or laptop has a Bluetooh dongle or built-in module, Windows 7 can use it for exchanging files with other Bluetooth enabled devices such as mobile phones, iPods, iPhones, PSP devices. In this guide I will show you how to verify that your dongle or built-in module works, how to connect your computer to another Bluetooth enabled device and how to exchange files between them.

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Permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin
When you delete a file, it's usually moved to the Recycle Bin so that you can restore the file later if necessary. To permanently remove files from your computer and reclaim any hard disk space they were using, you need to delete the files from the Recycle Bin. You can delete individual files from the Recycle Bin or empty the entire Recycle Bin at once.

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Recover files from the Recycle Bin
When you delete a file from your computer, it's actually just moved to the Recycle Bin, where it's temporarily stored until the Recycle Bin is emptied. This gives you an opportunity to recover accidentally deleted files and restore them to their original locations. Watch this video to learn how to recover files from the Recycle Bin.

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Change where you back up your files
When you set up your computer to automatically back up files, you specify a location where the files are stored. You can change this location if you run out of space in the current location or if you want to change the type of storage location (such as a DVD, a hard disk on your computer, or a shared folder on another computer on a network).

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Sharing files with HomeGroup
New to Windows 7? Watch this video to learn how to share files with other people in your home using a homegroup.

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Share files with someone
In Windows 7, you can share individual files and folders and even entire libraries with other people.

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How do I remove the Windows.old folder?
If you install Windows 7 by performing a custom installation and don't format the partition during the installation process, files that were used in your previous version of Windows are stored in the Windows.old folder. The type of files in this folder depends on your computer. After you've used Windows 7 for a while for example, one or two weeks and youre confident that your files and settings are back to where you want them to be, you can safely reclaim disk space by using Disk Cleanup to delete the Windows.old folder .

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Where are my files and folders after upgrading from Windows XP or Windows Vista?
If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 7 from a previous version of Windows, and you're having trouble finding the files from your previous version of Windows, you might still be able to access your old files depending on how you upgraded your computer.

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Back up your programs, system settings, and files
You can create a system image, which contains a copy of Windows and copies of your programs, system settings, and files. The system image is then stored in a separate location from the original programs, settings, and files. You can use this image to restore the contents of your computer if your hard disk or entire computer ever stops working.

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Transferring files and settings from another PC
This video shows you how to transfer files and settings from another PC.

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Set up or change automatic backup settings
Backups help ensure that your files aren't permanently lost or damaged. With automatic backups, you don't have to remember to back up your files. You can change your automatic backup settings (such as how often you back up, the type of storage you use, or the types of files you back up) whenever you want.

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Change the Recycle Bin settings
You can change the settings of the Recycle Bin to suit the way you work. For example, if you rarely empty the Recycle Bin because you want to save your discarded files, you can increase the maximum storage size of the Recycle Bin. You can also turn off the delete confirmation dialog box that appears every time you send files to the Recycle Bin, or even choose not to move files to the Recycle Bin but instead permanently delete them from your computer.

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Working with libraries
In previous versions of Windows, managing your files meant organizing them in different folders and subfolders. In this version of Windows, you can also use libraries to organize and access files regardless of where they're stored.

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Show hidden files
Here's how to display hidden files and folders.

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Change how you display items in the Windows Media Player Library
Windows Media Player automatically organizes files in the Player Library according to the media information available for the files. To ensure your Player Library is well-organized and that you can find items easily, it's important that your files contain complete and accurate media information. If they don't, you can add the information.

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Windows Media Player sync: frequently asked questions
Here are answers to some common questions about syncing a device in Windows Media Player. What devices can I sync to? What kinds of files can I sync? How do I know which files will sync to my device with automatic sync? Can I copy a file from my device to my computer? What happens if I delete files from my Player Library or the device? Can I stop the Player from starting to sync when I connect my device?

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Add or delete desktop icons
You can add or delete desktop icons for programs, files, pictures, locations, and more. Most of the icons you add to your desktop will be shortcuts, but you can also save files or folders to the desktop. If you delete files or folders that are stored on your desktop, they are moved to the Recycle Bin, where you can permanently delete them. If you delete a shortcut, the shortcut is removed from your desktop, but the file, program, or location that the shortcut links to is not deleted .

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File and printer sharing: frequently asked questions
Here are answers to some common questions about file and printer sharing in Windows 7. What are the different file sharing options in Windows? How do I share files stored in individual folders? How do I share files stored in the Public folder? How do I share files using a homegroup? What is printer sharing and how do I do it?

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