Removing unwanted files and streamlining your folder system can improve your computer's performance. Here's how to spruce up your computer.

Ideally your computer’s organization should be flexible enough to incorporate the unforeseen. For example, you might switch from a PC to a Mac, so your system should be mutually understandable. Or, ...

Our veteran productivity expert details her method for managing digital files: It's simple to implement, and since it's foundational, it will help you organize practically everything in your life.

I have recently had several people — all relatives — contact me asking for help in organizing their data files. What I tell them is to use whatever organization makes the most sense to them.

My digital organization nirvana is somewhere between filing and piling; for a simple, six-folder structure for organizing your documents directory, check out how to organize "My Documents." ...

Most people find it challenging to organize their computer desktop in a meaningful, intuitive way. Here are seven strategies you can use to get organized.

If a folder becomes cluttered with documents, it can become difficult to find the ones for which you are looking. Creating subfolders within folders — separated by date, letter or file type, for ...

Traditional file organization has security advantages over electronic filing, but it also has its disadvantages. Electronic files are usually accessible on a network, which means it's possible for ...