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Directories and folders are interchangeable terms. In the days before Windows (known as the "DOS" days), "Folders" were called, "Directories." To explain what a directory was, it was said to be "like a folder" which held documents (files) and sometimes envelopes (sub-directories) which could also hold other envelops and/or documents etc. etc. At some point Microsoft started referring to "Directories" as "Folders" supposedly to make it easier to understand for those new to computers.
Computer files are always found in a named Directory. If a file isn't in a named directory, it is said to be in the "Root" directory i.e "In the root directory of the D: drive."
Further, if a sub-directory/folder is in another directory, it is the "child" of the "parent" directory.
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∙ 11y agoA computer directory contains files and folders for that section of the computer or installed software, for example the Windows directory on a PC contains files that are important for running windows.
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This is usually called the directory or directory listing.
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http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/wtoolsa/
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The directory
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No such restrictions. You can extract it in any available free space.
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collection of files and directory
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