How to Browse My Hard Drive
Every file or piece of data on your computer is stored on your hard drive. When using your computer, you are constantly accessing different portions of your hard drive, which houses your operating system and other critical system files. On both PC and Mac systems, you can browse your entire hard drive using the graphical interface and view all of the files currently stored on your computer.
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Instructions
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PC Instructions
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Open the "Start" menu by clicking on the icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
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Click on the "My Computer" icon in the Start menu. A pop-up window will open and display all attached hard drives, media drives and other devices.
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Double-click on the icon that says "C:" This is the C drive of your computer, otherwise known as your main hard drive.
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Click on the "Show Contents" button if you see a window warning you that the drive contains system files. You should now see the contents of your hard drive and be able to browse all files.
Mac Instructions
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Open a new Finder window by clicking on the icon in the Dock.
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Go to "Finder" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences."
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Go to the "Sidebar" tab at the top of the pop-up window.
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Check the box next to "Hard Disks." This will tell the computer to show all connected hard drives in the sidebar of your Finder windows.
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Go back to the new Finder window and click on "Macintosh HD" under the "Devices" heading. You will now see the contents of your hard drive and be able to browse all system files.
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