You probably create many folders on your PC to store and organize files.
Or maybe you also use Libraries to access content and media from various drives.
Usually, Windows File Explorer automatically sets the folder template based on the files in the folders.
Read on to explore how.
Windows has five folder templates defining different categories:General Items,Documents,Pictures,Music, andVideos.
Take a look at the templates in the gallery below.
There are four shown since Documents and General Items have the same format.
The Music template shows the contents under Name, Number, Title, Contributing Artists, and Album.
Similarly, if a folder has images, Windows will assign the Pictures template to it.
The Pictures template shows thumbnails of images and folders with thumbnail previews.
And the folders with Word documents, PDF files, and other documents will have the Documents template.
The Documents folders will have the contents displayed under Name, Date modified, key in, and Size.
Supposing you have a folder with music files, but you’d rather customize them under the Videos template.
This could be because the music files might have thumbnail pictures that you would want to view.
Or maybe you like the Videos template more.
Similarly, there might be a folder of family or holiday pictures that you have edited.
You may want to view the date when each picture was modifiedwhich is possible in the Documents template.
So it’s possible for you to assign the Documents template to them.
In the screenshot below, a Videos Library has been customized with the Documents template.
In this way, you’re free to customize your folders and libraries for various purposes.
So let’s explore the steps on how you’re free to do that.
Now, bring up the folder again.
You will see that the folder contents have been arranged and formatted as per the template you had chosen.
Another way to do this is within an open folder.
Right-hit a blank space in an open folder.
Then choosePropertiesfrom the context menu and continue customizing the folder template as described above, from step 4 onwards.
On an open folder, you’ll be able to view the template change instantly.
you might customize folder templates this way to make computing easier and best suited to your needs.
And you canconfigure various files and folder configs further through Folder Optionson Windows.
Opening and using a library is just like accessing and using a folder on your PC.
you’ve got the option to easily set customized templates for these libraries too.
UnderManage, click onLibrary Tools.
And customizing folders and libraries to your needs and preferences is a great way to begin.
You’ll enjoy the ease and convenience it offers to manage and organize your work and personal files.
