Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods

Use this quick guide to obtain an overview of what Windows 2000 Professional offers you for managing files, folders, and search methods. Then pinpoint the features you want to use for effectively managing your process.

 Learn new ways to access, view, and store files and folders.

Windows 2000 Professional introduces new features for locating, viewing, and storing files and folders.

• See What's New later in this chapter.

 View and access files and folders.

Windows Explorer provides several ways to access and view files and folders on the local computer and network resources. This section describes how to customize and use Group Policy to control user interface options.

• See Working with Files and Folders later in this chapter.

 Set preferences for viewing folders.

Customize and set Group Policy settings to control folder views.

• See Customizing Folders later in this chapter.

 Manage Offline Files and Folders.

Users can cache network files and folders to their hard disk drive for use when network resources are unavailable. Learn how to manage the cache and set Group Policy settings that affect the functionality of Offline Files.

• See Using Offline Files and Folders later in this chapter.

 Understand the new search methods.

The new Active Directory search method (available on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server network) and the powerful Indexing Service make it easier to find files and folders on the network and local drives. Distribute custom Active Directory search files and learn what Group Policy settings are available to control searches.

• See Searching for Files, Folders, and Network Resources later in this chapter.

 Resolve questions about how files and folder searches work.

Find help with problems and answers to common questions about finding files and using the Windows Explorer user interface.

• See Troubleshooting later in this chapter.