Folders Windows 10 and in general of all Windows operating systems they have been a great boon for all users. And it is that they have allowed us to organize all our documents, images or music files quickly and easily. Their simplicity when using them and the options they offer us allow us to use them in a certainly interesting way and on many occasions without giving them the value they have in our day to day life.
Also any Windows folder offers us different tricks to be able to squeeze them to the maximum. For this reason and through this article we are going to offer you 5 interesting tricks to do it, in Windows 10 and in any of the Microsoft versions. If you want to handle your folders like a true expert, take out a pen and paper to take notes and learn to make the most of the options, in which folders are concerned, of the different versions of Windows.
Protect a folder with a password
Windows 10 brought with it a huge amount of news and new functions, in which the possibility to protect our folders with a password, something that is available in many other operating systems that are available in the market.
However, luckily, there are many third-party applications that allow us to protect our folders with a password. The best known, which is also free, is Secret folder.
In addition to being able to restrict access to folders by means of a password, these folders will also no longer be visible through Windows Explorer, thus leaving them out of the reach of prying eyes. Of course, even if they were visible, they would always have password protection.
Change the location of user folders
We all know how to move a folder from one place to another within Windows 10 and any Microsoft operating system, but for example in my case and given the large number of files that I have on the desktop, sometimes it is impossible to move a folder or any kind archive.
If we want move any of the user folders that Windows brings placed by default in a specific locationWe will only have to access its properties (right mouse button on the folder itself) and access the “Location” menu. From here we can easily change the location of the "Downloads", "My images" or "My music" folder.
Discover advanced folder commands
The majority of users surely do not know that the folders have some advanced commands that we can all use. I myself did not know it for a long time and after doing a little research on the network of networks to write this article.
These advanced commands will be accessible through the options menu that we can see by clicking on the folder with the right mouse button. As you can see in the following image, the advanced commands window will be found between the Paste shortcut and Share options.
This option we must say that It is not for any average user and it is that to get a true benefit we must have some other knowledge. Now at least you know that it exists so you can consider deepening your knowledge to take advantage of it.
Improve the performance of your folders
Almost no user of the different Windows operating systems knows this but the software of Microsoft optimizes folders according to the content stored inside. What may seem like a great advantage can also become a small inconvenience.
And it is that on many occasions within the folders that we create we do not always store the same type of files, and on many occasions we save different types of files making things very difficult for Windows.
The good news is that we can all change the way we optimize the folder. For this you must press on it with the right mouse button and access the Properties menu. Once in this menu we must access the Personalization option.
Here we can optimize the folder as we can see in the following image (as a general rule, most folders have the optimization for "general elements" by default);
Activate God Mode
We already told you a few days ago through this article, but a very good way to get the full control over folders and a lot more of Windows 10 settings is to activate the known as God mode.
To do this we must create a new folder anywhere on your computer and change its name to GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
From that moment on we will have a series of accesses to the control panel that will allow us to change the settings of our computer in a much faster, simpler and more efficient way. Some of these settings have to do with folders.
Ready to squeeze and take advantage of all the tricks that we have shown you today in the folders of your Windows operating system?.