To create a new directory on the local system, change the working directory to the directory in which you want to create the new directory. After changing the working directory, do any one of the following:
Local File -> New -> Directory...
menu from the
menu barCtrl + Shift + D
(Command + Shift + D
on
Mac OS X) on your key boardNew -> Directory...
from the context menuWhen you do any of the above actions, a new dialog titled, Create New
Local Directory
will be displayed.
Directory Name
Specify a name for the directory that you would like to create.
Create
Clicking this button will create (or try to create) the directory that you have
specified and closes the dialog.
Cancel
Clicking this button discards your input and closes the Create New Local
Directory
dialog.
Help
Clicking this button displays this help topic.
In the
Directory Name
field, you may enter absolute, relative
(to the working directory), or UNC path names. Below are a few examples
assuming your current working directory is set to C:\wd
Example 1
Entering sampleDir
would create a directory named, sampleDir
in the current working directory, C:\wd
.
Example 2
Entering subdir\sampleDir
would create a directory named, sampleDir
in the directory C:\wd\subdir
. The directory subdir
will be created automatically, if it does not exists.
Example 3
Entering C:\temp\sampleDir
would create a directory named, sampleDir
in the directory, C:\temp
. If the directory temp
does
not exists, it will be created for you automatically.
Example 4
To create a directory in another system on your network, enter \\hostname\sharename\sampleDir
,
where, hostname
is the name of the computer in your network, in
which you want to create the new directory, sharename
is the shared
directory and sampleDir
is the name of the directory that you want
to create.