🔥 Windows Explorer Popular Shortcuts
Dramatically streamline file management tasks with essential Windows Explorer shortcuts to speed up your daily file operations.
TOP 1
Windows+E
Open File Explorer
Opens Windows File Explorer.
🎯 Instantly open File Explorer anytime to start file operations
💡 Hint: Explorer
TOP 2
Ctrl+C
Copy items
Copies the selected items to the clipboard.
🎯 Efficiently execute file and folder duplication tasks
💡 Hint: Copy
TOP 3
Ctrl+V
Paste items
Pastes items from the clipboard to the current location.
🎯 Quickly place copied items in the desired location
💡 Hint: Vpaste motion
TOP 4
Ctrl+X
Cut items
Cuts the selected items and moves them to the clipboard.
🎯 Smoothly move files to streamline organization tasks
💡 Hint: Xscissors shape (cut)
TOP 5
Ctrl+Shift+N
Create new folder
Creates a new folder in the current location.
🎯 Instantly create new folders to promote file organization
💡 Hint: Shift+N = new folder
TOP 6
Ctrl+D → Delete
Delete to Recycle Bin
Moves the selected item to the Recycle Bin.
🎯 Safely delete unnecessary files to manage disk space
💡 Hint: Delete
TOP 7
F2
Rename selected item
Renames the selected item.
🎯 Quickly rename files to maintain an organized environment
💡 Hint: F2 = rename
TOP 8
Ctrl+A
Select all items
Selects all items in the current folder.
🎯 Select all items in a folder at once for bulk operations
💡 Hint: All
TOP 9
Alt+Left → Backspace
Go back to previous folder
Navigates to the previously viewed folder.
🎯 Efficiently navigate by moving to the previous location
💡 Hint: ← = back direction
TOP 10
F5
Refresh view
Refreshes the current folder view with the latest information.
🎯 Check the latest status for accurate file management
💡 Hint: F5 = refresh