Pathnames:
 Pathnames are literally directions for the computer as well as for you to locate a file on a hard drive. It is very similar to a cave that has no connecting tunnels.
Each path takes you further to your destination. If you make a wrong turn you need to go back to a common point and start down the correct way.
If you start at data - how would you procede down the path to get to x? From the map at the right we can see there are 5 choices to take from data: personal, school, work, club, other. The map also points out that x is inside of club. So the path would be data-> club-> x.
Pathnames on computers are very similar. On a Windows XP based computer, data would be My Documents. The full pathname would be
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\data\club\x
Anytime you save a file - you should verify that you know where you are going to save the file.
If it is not in the correct location it might be better to start from the top. You must specify the hard drive.
You must specify the folders or directories.
You must specify the file you need.
Too often we save files to the desktop and usually we end up with desktop clutter because we don't throw away or file items in a timely manner. If your desktop lots of miscellaneous files - it might be time to do a little file management?
If you are not careful, Windows sometimes save files that end up in some temporary folder and we have no idea where they are later. To avoid this, LOOK at the path when you save any file.
On my campus - students and faculty have a network drive that is mounted when they log-on to the computers. Everything they save should be saved to the Z: drive or homes. This will be accessible from any Windows based computer on campus that is connected to the network.
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