The root partition (
C:\
) contains the operating system, the applications and the
“Documents” folder for the confi gured user.
We have listed the most important directories below and described their contents.
C:\User
This directory contains a folder for each user confi gured on the computer. In this
folder, there are a number of important fi les and folders required for starting and
operating Windows® that are hidden by default for security reasons.
C:\Program Files
This directory contains the fi les belonging to the installed applications.
C:\Windows
The main directory for the Windows installation. This directory contains the fi les for the
operating system.
The second partition (
D:\
) is used for data backup and also contains drivers (
D:\
Drivers
) and utilities (
D:\Tools
) for your PC.
Depending on the confi guration of the computer, there
may be other partitions with different drive designations.
Therefore, it should be noted that the drive designation
“D:\” given here is an example and may be different on
your computer.
D:\Drivers
This directory contains copies of the drivers required for your PC. These fi les may be
required after a system restore.
D:\Tools
You will fi nd additional programs and other documentation about your PC here.
D:\Recover
You will fi nd the system recovery fi les here with which you can restore the computer
to the factory settings.
In addition, you will fi nd the start-up fi les for the system
restore tool, as well as the installation fi les for Windows®,
on other non-rewritable partitions. These partitions are
not visible and cannot be deleted.
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