How to Explore a Hard Drive

The computer hard drive, short for hard disk drive, is the internal device that saves and stores all of the computer's data. The computer's file system is also contained in the hard drive. Computer hard drives save data magnetically, so the data stays in the device even after the computer is shut off. If you want to browse the entire contents of your hard drive in one shot, you can use the "Explore" feature from Microsoft.

Instructions

1. Click the Windows desktop "Start" button to open the Start menu.

2. Click on the "Computer" icon in the menu.

3. Locate the "Local Disk (C:)" hard drive. Right-click on the hard drive icon.

4. Click on the "Explore" option in the sub-menu. The entire file system in the hard drive will appear. You can browse through the folders on the left-side pane and browse the contents in the right-side pane.

References

• Microsoft Answers: Maxtor Basic Desktop 500Gb Drive not Accessible with Win 7 Home Premium

Resources

• Microsoft: Support