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There is no specific collective noun for folders, in which case a noun suitable for the situation is used, for example a drawer of folders, a pack of folders, a box of folders, etc.
Folders are used for storing files of a particular type. this allows you to organise your information into category's.
i dunno but i think its the desktop that displays the programs,icons,folders,etc
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It's usually a shortcut to a program or file. Instead of hunting through folders for specific (frequently used) files or programs, you can place a shortcut icon on the desktop.
Gmail doesn't have any folders in it. Instead it had labels which work as folders. These labels help in putting the mails into specific folders.
Files? Documents? Folders? Programs?