Directory vs. Folder
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Mar 15, 202633163 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Are both names synonyms or should one prefer one name over the other on different platforms?
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As seen in this question, they are not the same. Authoritative answer given by Raymond Chen: Windows 95 introduced Windows Explorer and along with it the term folder. What is the relationship between folders and directories? Some people believe that Windows 95 renamed directories to folders, but it's actually more than that. Windows Explorer lets you view folders, which are containers in the shell namespace. Directories are one type of folder, namely, folders which correspond to file system loc…
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