Question: How to Make a New Folder on Windows 10?
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Method 1: Create a New Folder with a Keyboard Shortcut

  • Navigate to the location where you want to create the folder.
  • Hold down the Ctrl, Shift, and N keys at the same time.
  • Enter your desired folder name.
  • Navigate to the location where you want to create the folder.
  • Right-click on a blank space in the folder location.

How do you create a new folder?

Method 1 Windows

  1. Go to the area where you want to create the folder. The easiest example is your computer’s desktop, but you can create a folder anywhere on your computer.
  2. Right-click on a blank space. Doing so opens a drop-down menu.
  3. Select New.
  4. Click Folder.
  5. Type in a name for your folder and press ↵ Enter .

What is the shortcut for creating a new folder in Windows 10?

To create a new folder, we normally right-click, select New > Folder. But Windows 10/8/7 lets you do it with a keyboard shortcut too. To do so, simply press Ctrl+Shift+N in an open explorer window & the folder will be automatically created instantly show up, ready to be renamed to something more useful.

Alexander Ross

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