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 and deleting them. To accomplish all of these file management tasks the GNOME comes with File Manager.

To launch the File Manager you simply click the Main Menu Button and select File Manager. The most prominent icon you see in the File Manager looks like a manila folder (much like you would store in a file cabinet). These icons are directories (called folders in the File Manager) 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.