Ordinary computer folders are used to help people manage computer files. Each folder corresponds to a disk space, which provides an address to the corresponding space. It has no extension, so the format is not identified by the extension like a file. But it has several types, such as documents, pictures, photo albums, music, music collections and so on.
Computer files (or files, computer files, archives) are data streams stored on some long-term storage devices. The so-called "long-term storage devices" generally refer to magnetic disks, optical disks, magnetic tapes, etc. Its characteristic is that the stored information can be used many times for a long time and will not disappear because of power failure. ?
An important file is a text file, which consists of a series of characters. Binary files generally refer to files other than text files. ?
Although a file appears as a single stream, it is usually stored as multiple data segments (or even multiple disks) in different locations on the disk. The operating system organizes them into file systems, and each file is placed in a specific folder or directory.
Files are created by software and conform to a specific file format.