To add a folder to This PC in Windows 11, you can use the following steps:
- Open File Explorer and navigate to the C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
- In the left pane, click on the Libraries tab and then click on the Add Folder button.
- In the Add Folder dialog box, enter a name for your new folder and click on OK.
Steps to add a Folder to This PC in Windows 11
Open Computer Management on your PC by clicking the Windows button and searching for it. Then click on the search result.
Open the Windows Start menu and select Open Computer Management.
To view the contents of a shared folder, open the Shares window and select the folder you want to view. The contents of the folder will be displayed in the window. ..
New Share
Click Next in the following pop-up window. Then click Browse and navigate to the folder of your choice on any drive that you want to add to This PC. Once you have selected the correct folder, click OK. Once you have selected the destination for your custom folder, click Next again. To add a custom folder to This PC:
- Click Next in the following pop-up window.
- Click Browse and navigate to the folder of your choice on any drive that you want to add to This PC.
- Once you have selected the correct folder, click OK.
- Once you have selected the destination for your custom folder, click Next again. ..
On the next screen, you will be prompted to choose a destination for your shared files. Copy the entire share path of the folder you selected in Step 1, and click Next. On the next screen, you will be prompted to choose a destination for your shared files. Copy the entire share path of the folder you selected in Step 1, and click Next. ..
Administrators have full access, other users have read-only access. Then click Finish.
After you finish sharing the document, another screen with the message Sharing was successful is displayed. Click Finish here as well. ..
In the Address box, type in the network address of your computer. In our example, we typed in 192.168.1.101. In the Port box, type in the port number that your computer is using for sharing (in our example, we typed in 5555). Click Next. Now we need to choose a name for our share. We’ll call ours “My Documents.” Click Next to continue. The next step is to choose a password for our share. We’ll use “password” as our password here. Click Next to continue. Now we need to decide where on our computer we want this share to be located. We’ll place it on our desktop here: Click Next to continue and select Desktop from the Location drop-down menu: And finally, click Finish to create our new share! ..
You will now be prompted to enter a name for your new custom folder. Enter the name you want for this new custom folder, which will now appear under This PC on your Windows 10/11 PC, and click Next. I recommend that you give it the same name as the original folder so that you can quickly recognize it.
Finish the last step and you’re done. ..
Final Words
In Windows 11, you can add a folder to your computer by using the following steps:
- Open the Start screen and type “cmd” (without the quotes) and hit enter.
- Type “folder” and hit enter.
- The folder will be created in your current location on your computer. If you want to move the folder to another location on your computer, you can do so by using the following steps:
- Open the Start screen and type “cmd” (without the quotes) and hit enter.
- Type “folder move” and hit enter.