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 bar
Ctrl + Shift + D
(Command +
Shift + D
on Mac OS X) on your key board
New
-> Directory...
from the context menu
When 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.