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Windows 95 - Explorer - Drives - Folders - Files
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Tips involving files, drives, folders, and the Explorer in Windows 95. Issues include defragmentation, folder paths, directory trees, and more.


 

#1: Get ALL the Space Used in Multiple Folders.
How much room are your files and folders taking up in Windows 95?

#2: View the Hidden
You may have hidden files all over your Windows 95 computer holding useful information or just taking up space. Click here to see how to find them.

#3: Formatting Floppies 101
Here's how to format floppy disks in Windows 95 Explorer.

#4: Show All Directory Trees
Expand all of your Windows 95 directories easily with one keystroke in Windows Explorer.

#5: The Explorer is Everywhere
Basic Explorer tips for Windows 95 users.

#6: DriveSpace Estimated Compression - Not Even Close Sometimes
Be careful about what DriveSpace says in Windows 95 - here's why.

#7: Get Drive Properties for All Drives
Show the amount of room left on all of your Windows 95 hard drives, complete with pie graphs.

#8: Rename Drives
Drives, like icons, can be renamed. Here's how with Windows 95

#9: Desktop is Just a Directory
Windows 95 - this tip goes in the "just in case you didn't know" category.

#10: Help! Too many Explorer Windows
Learn how to stop opening so many Explorer windows in Windows 95.

#11: Put DOS Paths on the Folders
Here's how to put a full DOS directory path inside the folder title windows in Windows 95.

#12: What is the "WINDOWS\SYSBCKUP" Folder?
The WINDOWS\SYSBCKUP folder in Windows 95 may be more important than you think.

#13: Make Explorer Icons Always Small
Decrease or increase the size of Windows 95 icons.

#14: Quick Disk Copying
Duplicate disks quickly with Windows 95.

#15: Selecting Multiple Files
Here's how to select multiple files in Windows 95 Explorer with ease.

#16: Defrag, Don't Wait
Why the Windows 95 Defrag tool is important!

#17: Space Used by All Files & Subfolders
Find out how to quickly find all of the hard drive room taken up by a folder and its subfolders with Windows 95.

#18: Quickly Resize Details View Columns
Using Windows 95's Explorer in "View - Details" mode, sometimes words and information get chopped-off. Here's how to see ALL the information available.

#19: Help with Defrag
More useful information about defragging your hard drives with Windows 95.

#20: Many Ways to Rename Icons
Several ways to rename files in Windows 95's Explorer icon view.

#21: Make Phantom Drives Disappear
Remove ghost drives in Windows 95.

#22: Defrag all at once
Increase drive performance - defrag all of your drives at once with Windows 95. Here's how.

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