Is your Program folder a long list of programs that you wish could be tidier? Would it not be great if you could put similar programs into folders? How about linking a software or file directly? Well you can do all that and easily.

Requirements

You will need a file explorer. The generic one that comes with your Windows Mobile should work fine but I am using Total Commander for these operations. It’s free and filled with tons of features that you find in paid versions. Head over to their website to download the latest version. Install and you are good to go.

Set Up

The folder that you are going to play with will be \Windows\Start Menu\Programs. If you look in this folder, you will notice all the links to programs that you have installed. They are all links and not the actual programs (similar to the Windows you use on Desktop) so feel free to delete them if you want to. Now the fun begins.

Group All Your Programs

Say you want to create a folder for all your RPG Games. And you want that folder to be inside the Games folder. What you do is to go into your Games folder which should be \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games and tap File > MkDir which is short for Make Directory. A box will pop up and you enter the name of that folder (in this case RPG Games). Tap OK and the folder is created.

Now that the folder is created, you just need to go and search for the links to the games that you want in that folder. Tap and hold on the link and select Cut to clipboard. Go into the newly created RPG Games folder. Tap and hold again and this time when the menu comes up, select Paste Here (Move). The link will then be moved from the old location to your new location. Repeat for each folder/link until you get the desired result.

Create New Link

So how do you create a new link to a software or file? There are several ways but it does not get any easier than the one by Total Commander. Go to the location where the program is installed or where the file is. Tap File, select >>>>>, and choose Create shortcut. A pop up box will come up asking you where do you want the link. This is where you want the link to be placed, so enter the directory exactly or use Tree. Once you are satisfied with the location, tap OK and voila. When you go to that directory, you will see the link there.

You can also do this with files which you commonly use such as a shopping list in word document which saves you the trouble of multiple taps.

Deleting Links

If you have removed a software but the link still remains, you can also remove the icon from your Programs folder using the variations of the methods described. Tap and hold on the offensive icon and choose Delete. Link is gone and your Program folder looks much tidier.

Renaming Links

Sometimes you do not want people to find out what a software links to. Or even a file for that matter. Renaming the link solves that for you. Again you have to tap and hold on the link you want to change and choose Rename. The box will be highlighted just like in Windows but instead of renaming the whole link, make sure you leave the .lnk suffix behind. For example, if your link is here and you want to change it to there, the final look will be there.lnk. The .lnk is important as without it, the system will not recognize the link. Took me a while to figure that out

How do you manage your folder?

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