The_Official_Raspberry_Pi_-_Beginner’s_Book_Vol1,_2018 (1)

(^44) THE OFFICIAL RASPBERRY PI BEGINNER'S GUIDE
The File Manager lets you browse the files and folders, also known as directories, on the
Raspberry Pi’s microSD card, as well as those on any removable storage devices – like USB flash
drives – you connect to the Raspberry Pi’s USB ports. When you first open it, it automatically
goes to your home directory. In here you’ll find a series of other folders, known as subdirectories,
which – like the menu – are arranged in categories. The main subdirectories are:
n Desktop: This folder is what you see when you first load Raspbian; if you save a file in
here it will appear on the Raspbian desktop, making it easy to find and load.
n Documents: The Documents folder is home to most of the files you’ll create, from short
stories to recipes.
n Downloads: When you download a file from the internet using the Chromium web
browser, it will be automatically saved in Downloads.
n Music: Any music you create or put on the Raspberry Pi can be stored here.
n Pictures: This folder is specifically for pictures, known in technical terms as image files.
n Public: While most of your files are private, anything you put in Public will be available to
other users of the Raspberry Pi, even if they have their own user name and password.
n Videos: A folder for videos, and the first place most video-playing programs will look.
The File Manager window itself is split into two panes: the left pane shows the directories
on your Raspberry Pi, and the right pane shows the files and subdirectories of the directory
selected in the left pane. If you plug a removable storage device into the Raspberry Pi’s USB port,
a window will pop up asking if you’d like to open it in the File Manager (Figure 3-14); click OK and
you’ll be able to see its files and directories.
3Figure 3-14:
Inserting a
removable
storage device