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and delete it when you no longer need it.
Files and directories
Everything you create using an application or programming language can be saved as a
file, whether it consists of text, graphics or a program. Each file has a name –you have
to provide one when you save a new file.
File icons usually have a square box around them, but what's in the box depends on
what sort of file they are. Double-clicking on a file's icon will load the file (if the
application to display it is available).
Files are stored in directories. A directory can contain many files, and also other
directories (subdirectories) and applications. Directory icons usually look like folders,
to indicate that they can contain files or other directories.
There is a special sort of directory called an application directory. Its name always
begins with a '!', and it contains an application program, such as a word processor, or a
drawing package. There is more about applications in the previous chapter and in the
RISC OS 3 User and Applications Guide.
Opening directory displays
1 Open a directory display
For example, double-click on the App2 directory.
The resulting directory display shows various
icons, including a directory called Tunes.
2 Open a subdirectory
Double-click on Tunes, and the Tunes directory
display will appear. This contains files (in this
case, a few tunes you can play using the
Maestro application).
his chapter explains how you can store information in an organised way, copy it,
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