Then follow the rest of the directions above. This will change the display from your My Documents folder to the location where the instructions want you to If you want to follow the directions exactly, after you click Start > My Documents, just type C:\ in the address bar and click the green Go button. This is exactly the same as clicking the "New Folder" link in the File and Folder tasks column. If the blue column does not appear, just click File (at the top left) and then New and then Folder. Just type My Website and press Enter and the new folder will be If you have the blue column, just click on the link that says "Make a new folder." A new folder will appear at the bottom of the list in the right pane with the words "New Folder" highlighted. Click the folder icon on the taskbar in Desktop view to open File Explorer. If you've used prior versions of Windows before, File Explorer should feel like a familiar way to manage and organize your files. This opens a Windows Explorer window showing the contents of your My Documents folder.ĭepending on how your computer is set up (and which version of Windows you're using), you may see a blue column on the left side of the window with the heading "File and Folder tasks." See this image: File Explorer (previously known as Windows Explorer) allows you to open, access, and rearrange your files and folders in Desktop view. I suspect that the reason the instructions have you place My Website in the root of the drive is so that it's easier for the person writing the directions when they later have you save things there.Ĭlick Start and then click My Documents. Although you could follow those instructions, usually the place to create new folders and documents is in My Documents (just so that you have all of your user-created material in the same place).