Folders die min of meer overeenkomen met windows bestandssysteem

C:\                                                                                                                           / Home folder
C:\Documents and settings\USER\My documents (XP) or C:\Users\USER (Vista)                     /home/USER (np. /home/zdzisiek)
Configuration files Hidden, accessible by the regedit command                                           /etc
System files C:\Windows Binaries:                                                                               /bin, /sbin
Libraries:                                                                                                                  /lib
Installed apps C:\Program Files Binaries:                                                                        /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, etc
Libraries:                                                                                                                  /usr/lib, /usr/local/lib, /usr/share/lib, etc
Documentation:                                                                                                         /usr/share/doc/, /usr/doc, etc
CDROM D:\ (or another virtual drive)                                                                            /media/cdrom (or alternatively /mnt/cdrom or /cdrom)
Floppy drive A:\                                                                                                       /media/fd0 (or alternatively /mnt/fd0 or /floppy)