Where do .psd files save by default?

& is that the best place to save them? or somewhere else? I had (as I'm a total beginner) saved them on the desktop for speed - and now can't find the default path...
Thanks..

On Windows click on the start button, then click computer, then choose desktop from the top of the tree.
You should find the actual files and can drag them to a new folder.
I keep a separate folder for all psd files saved with layers.
If you add them to the organizer every time you save a new file you can use the search facility.
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