Inspired by the music library function of Windows Media Player, the Libraries are a new feature of Windows 7. They allow better sort and find your files, regardless of their actual location on the hard drive.
Thus, a library is a virtual folder that lists all files of the same genus, regardless of their location on the hard drive of your computer. Inside the Library Pictures, will you find such images stored in your My Pictures folder, but all those recorded elsewhere in any other folder on your computer. The files are displayed in the same window, even if they are physically stored in several different folders on the hard drive.
Windows 7 has four default Library: Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos. You can easily customize them so that they reference the contents of the folders of your choice, you can create your own libraries, add content that is on your system, customize their icons, etc..
Accessing Library:
By default, Windows 7 has 4 pre-defined libraries that allow you quick access to your pictures, your documents, music and movies.
- To access the libraries, open the Start menu and click on your name.
- In the left pane, click Library.
- You can also click directly on the Explorer icon in the taskbar.
- You now have access to pre-defined libraries.
- Double click a library to open and view files and folders it contains. These can be distributed anywhere on your computer.
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