How does windows link html files to folders?

Question

Almost every time you save a web page from a web browser to your local computer a PAGENAME.html(htm) file is created and a folder named \'PAGENAME_files\' that contains reso

Answer 1

This is a shell feature, not a file system feature. The shell copy engine just looks for a folder with the same name (plus a localized suffix) when copying/moving .htm[l] files.

This feature is called Connected Files and is documented here.