OverviewRoot Folder
The root folder (or "root" for short) is the "base" or "main" folder on any drive. The root folder is where all of the other folders on a drive are located. When you double-click on the C: drive in My Computer, you're opening the root folder of the C: drive. All the folders on the C: drive are located in the "root" of C:.
The root folder is always named "\" in Windows. For example, the path to the root of the D: drive is:
D:\
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