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Windows 10 For Irishmen #366543 09/21/16 11:59 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,987 Oklahoma, USA Don Gaynor OP Veteran
OP Don Gaynor Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,987 Oklahoma, USA	Okay, so I have Windows 10 installed and I am favorably impressed. Stupid question #1: How do I locate my mp3 folders or specific songs? In Win 7, I had a folder of various music and audio folders on my desktop, specifically, one named OTR for my Old Time Radio shows that I fall asleep listening to every night. How do I place my favorite folders on the Quick Launch Desktop? I'm suffering OTR withdrawal because I couldn't figure it out last evening! Addendum New Win 10 onscreen keyboard reacts very differently - forgive increase in typos. I'll get used to it eventually (it says here in 6pt type). Thanks, Donny Donny SoundClick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1209254&content=music SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/donald-gaynor BIAB 2021 w/current updates.

Re: Windows 10 For Irishmen Don Gaynor #366547 09/21/16 12:07 PM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,562 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,562 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Hi Don. I'm going to answer with a non-answer. My PC experience goes back way before Windows. I've taught thousands how to set up their computer file structure. Whatever changes Windows makes, I don't care; I still use a separate utility to find my files. It's based on the old Norton Utilities you might remember from the early Windows days. If you are interested, I can give you more info. It is called Total Commander. It's free, or register and avoid the opening screen for a one-time modest registration fee. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Windows 10 For Irishmen Matt Finley #366562 09/21/16 01:13 PM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,987 Oklahoma, USA Don Gaynor OP Veteran
OP Don Gaynor Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,987 Oklahoma, USA	Appreciate your generosity, Matt. Windows 7 had a search box on the main window where I would enter "*.mp3" and it would list every mp3on all of my drives. Surely Win 10 has something equivalent. I suspect there's way to "anchor" frequently used folders to the main screen but haven't figured that out yet. Donny Donny SoundClick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1209254&content=music SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/donald-gaynor BIAB 2021 w/current updates.

Re: Windows 10 For Irishmen Don Gaynor #366630 09/22/16 03:07 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,686 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,686 Hamlin NY	Don, find your folder by searching for it on your C:/ drive then hold down the left mouse button and drag the folder to your desktop. That will create a shortcut to the folder. To search either left click on the icon/box just right of the start button or right click on the start button and click on search. I hope this helps - good luck. Tips on how to fall asleep in a living room chair: 1- Be old 2- Sit in a chair 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Windows 10 For Irishmen Don Gaynor #366633 09/22/16 03:25 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA sslechta Veteran
sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	Don, I thought you had MediaMonkey. Reload that tool and use it to scan the computer to rebuild your library. Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: Windows 10 For Irishmen sslechta #366646 09/22/16 05:44 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,697 Redondo Beach, Ca. jazzmammal Veteran
jazzmammal Veteran Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,697 Redondo Beach, Ca.	Donny, 10 has the same File Explorer icon in your taskbar that 7 did. Click on that and it opens to your main directory tree. In the upper right of that window is the Search box. Plus don't forget about Cortana. Click in that box and ask her anything including where any file or folder is or how do do something. You can also make her voice activated. This article explains it: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984791/windows/how-to-enable-windows-10s-hey-cortana-voice-commands.html As an aside, you've probably never been a video gamer. Cortana is a hot babe computer generated AI from the Halo video game series who is very smart and assists the Master Chief in defeating the space invaders. There's tons of clips of her in action on YouTube. Bob Biab/RB latest build, Win 11 Pro, Ryzen 5 5600 G, 512 Gig SSD, 16 Gigs Ram, Steinberg UR22 MkII, Roland Sonic Cell, Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK1, Korg PA3XPro, Garritan JABB, Hypercanvas, Sampletank 3, more.

Re: Windows 10 For Irishmen sslechta #366657 09/22/16 06:12 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,987 Oklahoma, USA Don Gaynor OP Veteran
OP Don Gaynor Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,987 Oklahoma, USA	My problem was finding the folder. I think Mario solved it.a Donny SoundClick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1209254&content=music SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/donald-gaynor BIAB 2021 w/current updates.

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