There were over 1500 files in this directory. No one had bothered to organize the files and directories. Before I proceed, let me explain what occurs when you list files in WordPerfect. This will take time, depending upon the number of subdirectories and files in the directory. Once all information has been loaded into RAM, WordPerfect then sorts the information in alphabetical order.
Subdirectories appear ahead of the files.
As an analogy, imagine sorting 1500 file folders that will be going into a filing cabinet. Now to the subject of hard disk organization. I try to instruct my clients to use the computer in a manner similar to the way the law office is organized. Computer Files Client File Folders Computer Subdirectories File Cabinet Drawer Computer Subdirectories Table 1 illustrates a simple comparison between a manual system, such as a filing cabinet, and a computer system. Client documents, letters, complaints and other correspondence can be represented on the computer as files.