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How to Change Directories in Command Prompt

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Opening Command Prompt

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    Open Start. Either click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press the ⊞ Win key.
    1. For Windows 8, place your mouse cursor in the top-right corner of the screen, then click the magnifying glass icon when it appears.
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    Type in cmd. This will bring up the Command Prompt icon at the top of the Start window.
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    Right-click Command Prompt. It resembles a black box. This invokes a drop-down menu.
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    Click Run as administrator. It's near the top of the drop-down menu. Doing so will open Command Prompt with administrator privileges.
    1. Confirm this choice by clicking Yes when prompted.
    2. You won't be able to run Command Prompt in administrator mode if you're on a restricted, public, or networked computer (e.g., a library or school computer), or an otherwise non-administrator account.
Part 2 of 2:

Changing the Directory

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    Type in cd . Make sure you include the space after "cd". This command, which stands for "change directory", is the root of any directory change.
    1. Don't press the ↵ Enter key.
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    Determine your directory's path. A directory path is like a map to a specific folder. For example, if the directory to which you want to change is the "System32" folder that's in the "WINDOWS" folder on the hard drive, the path would be "C:WINDOWSSystem32".
    1. You can find a folder's path by opening My Computer, double-clicking the hard drive icon, navigating to your destination, and then looking at the address at the top of the folder.
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    Type in your directory's path. Your command or address goes after the "cd" command; make sure there is a space between "cd" and your command.
    1. For example, your whole command might look like cd WindowsSystem32 or cd D:.
    2. Since your computer's default directory location will be the hard drive (e.g., "C:"), you don't need to type in the hard drive's name.
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    Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will change the Command Prompt directory to your selected one.
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