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As the number of files in your WORDPROC and SPDSHEET
directories grows, you can create additional directories
subordinate to those two-like this, for example:
Root directory
WORDPROC
DOS
SPDSHEET
I
BUSINESS PERSONAL
SALES
PROJ
This structure would let you segregate your business word
processing files from your personal word processing files and
your sales spreadsheets from spreadsheet files used for financial
projections.
Your directory structure may be as simple as this example or it
could be much more complex. Organize your disk(s) to suit
your own needs, and you can always delete old directories and
create new ones as your needs change.
Here are some additional points to note about directories:
In the root directory, the total number of files and
subdirectories must not exceed 512 on a hard disk and
224 on a 1.2MB diskette.
All directories other than the root directory can have any
number of files and subdirectories, as long as there is space
on the disk.
Subdirectories are named the same way files are. The name
can include as many as eight characters, and you can add
an extension of up to three characters.
The root directory does not have a name. It is identified by
the backslash character: \ .
Diskettes have root directories, just as hard disks do, and
you can create subdirectories on diskettes the same as on
hard disks.
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