File Explorer
E37346
File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows Explorer | 6 |
| File Explorer canonical | 3 |
| Windows Explorer shell extensions | 1 |
| Windows File Explorer | 1 |
| Windows File Manager | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T286947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: File Explorer Context triple: [Windows, hasComponent, File Explorer]
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A.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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B.
Google Drive
Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service by Google that lets users store, share, and access files from any internet-connected device.
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C.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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D.
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is a discontinued web browser that was once the dominant way to access the web on Windows computers.
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E.
FTP
FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: File Explorer Target entity description: File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
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A.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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B.
Google Drive
Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service by Google that lets users store, share, and access files from any internet-connected device.
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C.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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D.
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is a discontinued web browser that was once the dominant way to access the web on Windows computers.
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E.
FTP
FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows component
ⓘ
file manager ⓘ system application ⓘ |
| allowsAction |
browse files
ⓘ
copy files ⓘ create folders ⓘ delete files ⓘ move files ⓘ rename files ⓘ search files ⓘ |
| defaultFileManagerFor |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ |
| defaultView | folder tree and file list ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| executableName | explorer.exe ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
file open dialog
ⓘ
file save dialog ⓘ shell namespace ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
Windows Shell
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows shell
desktop ⓘ taskbar ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | Windows 8 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| previousName |
File Explorer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Explorer
|
| primaryFunction |
drive management
ⓘ
file management ⓘ folder management ⓘ |
| replaced |
File Explorer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Explorer
|
| runsAsProcess | explorer.exe ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
OneDrive integration
ⓘ
address bar ⓘ compressed folder handling ⓘ context menus ⓘ details pane ⓘ drag and drop ⓘ file path copying ⓘ file preview pane ⓘ file properties dialog ⓘ file search ⓘ file sharing options ⓘ libraries ⓘ multiple view modes ⓘ navigation pane ⓘ network drive mapping ⓘ network locations browsing ⓘ quick access ⓘ quick access toolbar ⓘ ribbon interface ⓘ sorting and grouping ⓘ tabs ⓘ thumbnail view ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
UNC paths
ⓘ
shell: URIs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
browsing local drives
ⓘ
browsing network shares ⓘ browsing removable drives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: File Explorer Description of subject: File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer shell extensions
this entity surface form:
Windows File Manager
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer
this entity surface form:
Windows File Explorer
this entity surface form:
Windows Explorer