2. How to Access Folders
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2. How to Access Folders

If you come from the Windows® world, you may be a bit disoriented at the beginning, but once you know how folders are organized, you will see how simple it is to find your usual folders, access removable media (CDs, DVDs, USB storage devices, etc.), and external resources.

2.1. Welcome Home!

Double-click on the home folder icon to open the folder containing all your personal files.

Figure 1.3. Home Folder Content

Home Folder Content

 Documents

This is where all the documents you create are saved by default. It corresponds to the My Documents folder on a Windows® system.

 Download

This is where the files you download from the Internet are stored. It corresponds to the My Downloads folder on a Windows® system.

 Music

This is where your music is saved by default. It corresponds to the My Music folder on a Windows® system. Please refer to Section 1.1, “amaroK Audio Player” to learn about how to play music files.

 Pictures

This is where pictures you download from your digital camera are saved. It corresponds to the My Pictures folder on a Windows® system.

 Video

This is where you can store all your videos. It corresponds to the My Videos folder on a Windows® system. Please refer to Section 2, “Playing Movies” to learn about how to watch your videos.

You can create, remove, and rename files and folders inside your personal (Home) folder.

2.2. Accessing Other Folders

 You can also browse the file system tree by clicking on your Home directory, then on the Root folder on the sidebar. These folders contain all your system configuration settings and the installed programs, among other things. If you need to change the system's settings, use the Mandriva Linux Control Center (refer to Part 2, “Configuring and Tweaking Your Box” for more information).

2.3. Accessing Removable Media

Mandriva Linux has integrated auto-detection of removable media, which makes accessing and managing CDs, DVDs and USB storage devices easy. When a removable medium is inserted, a dialog pops up and shows you a set of actions according to the type of medium.

Figure 1.4. An Audio CD has Been Inserted

An Audio CD has Been Inserted

Check Always do this for this type of media if you want your selected action to be performed again when subsequent media of the same type is inserted. If you choose to do so, the dialog won't show again.

[Note] Note

Actions can be configured in the KDE Control Center (choose System+Configuration → Control Center from the main menu, then open the Peripherals → Storage Media section) and can even be completely disabled.

2.4. Accessing Remote Shares

You can easily access shared resources on remote systems on your network through Remote Places. Here's how:

  1. Open your Home folder

  2.  On the left side of the window, click on the System tab.

  3. Open Remote Places → Samba Shares → YourWorkgroupName.

  4. Select a system, whose content you want to view, and navigate down to the resource that interests you.

Figure 1.5. Accessing Remote Shares

Accessing Remote Shares

You can then access the files on the share as if they were located on your own system.

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