Most of the work that you do on the computer will involve files in some way. This means that you need some way of managing your files; moving them to different directories, renaming them, deleting them, etc. To accomplish all of these file management tasks the KDE comes with the K File Manager or KFM.

The KFM is launched when you first log on to the system, so you can start working with it right away. The most prominent icon you see in the KFM looks like a manila folder (much like you would store in a file cabinet). These icons are directories (called folders in the KFM) where files and subfolders are stored. The icons contained in the folders can vary in appearance. Some are for applications that will launch when double-clicked, others are for files (such as text or document files) that will launch an associated application when double-clicked. For example when you double-click a text file the text editor application will be launched and open the file you double-clicked.