File Type
Definition
Something like "image," "video," "audio," or "text document" that describes what sort of data a file in your computer contains.
Folder: About Files
Concepts related to files.
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How Hard Links and Inodes Work on Linux
Learn a bit about how hard links and inodes work in Linux's filesystems. -
What Happens When You Change the File Extension of a File
ExplanationWhen you change the file extension of a file, be it on Windows or Linux, the only thing that happens is that the file's filename will be changed. -
Reasons to Change the File Extension of a File
ListReferenceA list of some reasons you may have to change the file extension of a file. -
Danger: Hidden Files Aren't Really "Hidden"
DangerFiles marked as "hidden" on Windows aren't really hidden, which can be a security and privacy problem. -
Executable File
DefinitionA file that contains an algorithm for your computer to execute. -
How Zipped Folders Work
DefinitionAn introduction to how zipped folder work with explanations for their various features. -
Zipped Folder
DefinitionType of file that looks like a folder, containing files within, but it's actually a file. -
Difference Between Cut and Delete
ExplanationCut and delete are both actions that you can perform on various applications, and, in most of them, they behave similarly. One exception is how cut and delete behave when you are cutting and deleting files in a file manager. -
Filesystem
DefinitionNethod to organize data in a computer as "files." -
How to Rename a Folder on Windows 11
TutorialSimply right click on the folder to display its context menu, then click on the Rename option. -
How to Rename a File on Windows 11
TutorialLearn how to rename files on Windows 11. -
How to Create a New File on Windows 11
TutorialLearn how to create a new file on Windows 11 using the File Explorer and using an application. -
Location (in a File Manager)
DefinitionThe folder whose contents are currently being displayed in a file manager. -
How to Create a Folder on Windows 11
TutorialLearn how to create a folder on Windows 11 so you can organize your files in your computer. -
Dotfile
DefinitionA file whose filename starts with a dot (.), e.g. .gitignore, .bashrc, .xsessionrc, .viminfo. -
Hidden File
DefinitionA file or folder that isn't listed by a file manager by default even though it exists. -
File Permissions
Permissions set on files and folders that can allow or deny users to access certain files in a computer via programs running in an operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.), such as forbidding a user from read or open files, modify, edit or overwrite files, rename files, delete files, or create files. -
Directory
A thing that lists or indexes other things. A folder (lists files). -
Units of Measurement
Bits, bytes, pixels, hertz, kilo, mega, giga, tera, kebi, mebi, gibi, tebi, and others.