{"id":1005,"date":"2021-06-24T14:18:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:42:31","slug":"15-ways-to-manage-personal-photos-in-windows-file-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/15-ways-to-manage-personal-photos-in-windows-file-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Ways to Manage Personal Photos in Windows File Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">File Explorer is the default file management tool that allows navigating through the file system in Windows with ease. The simplicity of File Explorer helps novice individuals to easily get acquainted with the Windows operating system. File Explorer used to be known as Windows Explorer, but it was renamed File Explorer with the rollout of Windows 8 with an added visual and functional overhaul to improve the user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pictureecho.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff9900;\">Identify and Group Similar Looking Photos<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Use PictureEcho&#8217;s intelligent algorithm to clean up photos collection and save disk space.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7V_fo5Ktl2I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article shows 15 ways how File Explorer can be used to manage photos with ease. Before you proceed, please ensure Windows is up-to-date as some of the solutions might not be available in previous versions of Windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution 1: Quick View Access<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows has a lot of special directories, and one of them is Quick access. This feature allows users to navigate to the desired folder with a single click. By default, there are only a couple of folders pinned in this section, but more can be easily added.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open up the location where the target folder is located.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-click on the desired folder, and click on Pin to Quick access.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That folder will now be visible in the Quick access section in the navigation pane.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to remove a folder from the Quick access section, right-click it and select Unpin from Quick access.<\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1007\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1007\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image10-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image10-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image10-80x37.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image10.png 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Removing a folder from Quick access<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 2: Use Navigation Pane<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The navigation pane can be used to access various folders in the file system with ease. Special directories like Quick access, Cloud drives like OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Network drives are listed in the root folder. The rest of the directories, like partitions, are listed under the This PC directory. The Quick access section can be used to pin favourite folders to access them quickly. The following steps demonstrate how to make the navigation pane visible in File Explorer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the View button in File Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Navigation pane, and select the Navigation pane option as seen in the following screenshot.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1008\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 221px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image12.png 211w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image12-80x69.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Enabling the Navigation pane<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 3: Show Extension of Known Files<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the extension of a photo at a glance is quite helpful in certain instances. File extensions are not shown by default. The following steps describe how to adjust the settings so the extensions are shown.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the View button in the File Explorer and then click Options.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Folder Options window that opens up, switch to the View tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Advanced settings section, unselect the checkbox for Hide extensions for known file types.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click OK to save the changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 4: Share Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image sharing is one of the most frequently used features in mobile operating systems. It\u2019s barely used in desktop computers as it\u2019s pretty easy to drag and drop images to any application with the mouse pointer, but if someone gets used to the traditional sharing approach, then this particular feature might come in handy. Windows store apps for the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the images you want to share.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Share tab, and then click the Share button.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the window that opens up, select either the people or the app where the images will be shared.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1010\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 183px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1010\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image17-173x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image17-173x300.png 173w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image17-80x139.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image17.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Selecting the image recipients<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 5: Preview Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images can be previewed in File Explorer without opening them. The Preview pane is very helpful, especially when you need to take a quick glance at a big number of images.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the View tab, and then click on the Preview pane option to turn on the image preview.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1011\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1011\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image19-300x105.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image19-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image19-80x28.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image19.png 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Turning on the Preview pane<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on any image to preview it on the right-side pane in File Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 6: Preview Metadata of Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metadata provides information about the image attributes, such as modified date, created date and resolution. Just like the previous solution, the metadata of images can be easily previewed.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the View tab, and then click on the Details pane to activate the image metadata preview feature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on any image to preview its metadata on the right side pane in File Explorer.<\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1012\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1012\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image21-300x187.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image21-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image21-80x50.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image21.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Selecting an image to view its metadata<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 7: Change the Image Thumbnail Size<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By default, File Explorer previews the images on its main body without requiring any additional pane. The image thumbnail in the main body can be adjusted to have a better look at multiple photos at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the View tab, and then click an option in the Layout area to adjust the preview size of images.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observe the changes in the File Explorer as you select an option.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1013\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image5-300x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image5-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image5-80x69.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image5.png 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 8: Group Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images can be grouped by the Details column to organize them in the current folder. By default, only a handful of details are available in the Group menu. You can easily add more options to group images by location, the camera lens etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the small arrow pointing downwards at the top-right side of any folder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Group by, and select an option from the list.<\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1014\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 263px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1014\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6-253x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6-80x95.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image6.png 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Choosing to group icons<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can add more options by clicking on Choose columns in the same menu. This opens the Choose Details window which can be used to select a whole range of options.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1015\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7-80x111.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image7.png 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you click an option, the images will be very quickly grouped in the File Explorer.<\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1016\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1016\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image8-300x265.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image8-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image8-80x71.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image8.png 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image grouping applied<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 9: Sort Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images can also be sorted to better organize them. By default, only a handful of details are available in the Sort menu, but more can be added as explained in the previous solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Sort by button and select an option from the list.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1017\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image9-161x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image9-161x300.png 161w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image9-80x149.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image9.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can click on Choose columns to add more options for image sorting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 10: Rotate Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rotating images is quite helpful if they were taken upside-down. Without any external software, many images can easily be rotated at once right through File Explorer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Manage tab in File Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the images, and click either Rotate left or Rotate right from the menu to rotate them.<\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1018\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1018\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image14-300x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image14-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image14-80x77.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image14.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Rotating the selected image<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 11: Make a Slideshow<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making a slideshow requires some time as it requires a third-party application like Microsoft PowerPoint. File Explorer provides a minimized version of MS PowerPoint for creating a slideshow with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Manage tab and then click the Slide show button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some additional options are available by right-clicking on the slide.<\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1019\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1019\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image18-300x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image18-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image18-80x69.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image18.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Additional options for the slideshow<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 12: Set Images as Background<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting the desktop wallpaper on Windows 10 is very easy as File Explorer provides an option. It\u2019s handy for individuals who don\u2019t have an activated Windows version; otherwise, the wallpaper can\u2019t be changed through the Personalize option.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Manage tab in File Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select an image, and select Set as background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 13: Item Check Boxes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Item check box replaces the Ctrl + Left Mouse combination; therefore, using both the keyboard and mouse for selecting multiple images in the File Explorer is no longer needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the View tab and select the Item check boxes option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locate the small checkbox on each image at the top-left corner to select it.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1020\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image20-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image20-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image20-80x51.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image20.png 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 14: Share images via email<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images can easily be shared via an email in File Explorer with the Email option. This option might not work with some email applications; hence this guide uses Mozilla Thunderbird as the email client as it\u2019s available for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Share tab and then select the images that have to be shared via email.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Email button as shown in the following screenshot.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1021\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image1-300x101.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image1-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image1-80x27.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image1.png 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Attach Files dialog box lets users reduce the images&#8217; resolution before adding them to the email. Reducing the resolution helps send the email faster as it takes less time to upload the email.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1022\" src=\"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2-300x182.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2-80x49.png 80w, https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image2.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add the To address, and send the email via Mozilla Thunderbird.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution 15: Compress Images<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compressing images reduces the file size and allows users with lower bandwidth to share them via a messenger app or email. Clicking on the Zip option compresses the selected images and makes a Zip archive in the current folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Share tab in File Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the images you want to compress.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Zip button to start compressing them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File Explorer is the default file management tool that allows navigating through the file system in Windows with ease. The simplicity of File Explorer helps novice individuals to easily get acquainted with the Windows operating system. 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