How to go to the root directory

The root directory is the main folder of the drive, which contains all the information. To enable it, click with the mouse on the desktop button "start" and "My computer". In the opened window click the desired drive - the result will be a hit in its root directory (folder). If the window is open the folder with the buttons window exit, repeating the process until you reach the root directory. Go to the root directory convenient to make from the shell of Total Commander.

You will need

• computer with Windows XP operating system and shell Total Commander.

Instruction

1. Go to the root directory in window operating system Windows HRW menu "start", find "My computer" and click on it with the mouse. In the opened window, in the list of disks, click the disk - the result will be an entry in the root directory of the selected disk (this is the directorythat contains all the information that is on the disc). In the address bar will show "Disk:". For example, if you go to the disk, the label will be of the form "From:".
2. In the root directoryof the e drive contains the files and folders by clicking on the desired folder, go to it. In the address bar will show "Disk:folder name". For example, if you go to the Temp folder, in the specified row will be displayed:Temp. In the public folder you can go into another folder and so on. In the address bar, then shows the folder where the file was accessed "Drive:папка1папка2папка3.....".
3. To get back to the root directory, find it in the top of the window button "Up". Clicking on it, consistently come out of each directoryand, as long as the address bar again appears "Disk:". To quickly jump to the root directory of the disk in the top of the window click "Folders". The right side will appear a folder tree that reflects the structure of the subfolders. Click on relevant drive, and immediately go into its root directory. In other versions of Windows use the same technique.
4. Go to the root directory in the shell Total CommanderЕсли in the shell Total Commander is open an arbitrary folder, pay attention to the top of the window, which reflects its contents. If there are two dots, click on them with the mouse in and out to level up. Continue this action until the MEAs long as the top does not prove these points - this will be the root directory, than make sure that you saw at the top of the window that says "Drive:".
5. Jump to the root directory of the current (open) disk produced by pressing Ctrl+.