> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Organize projects in folders

> Group related projects into folders to keep your workspace organized.

Folders let you group related projects together for easier navigation. They appear in the sidebar under **All projects**, on the **Projects** page, and in the [command palette](/introduction/project-search-and-find#command-palette).

Workspace owners, admins, and editors can create, edit, delete, and manage folders. Viewers can only view folders. Collaborators have no access to folders.

## Create a folder

1. You can create a new folder from two locations, either
   * Expand **All projects** in the sidebar and click **New folder,** or
   * Go to **All projects**, click the **Project** page **three dots menu**, and click **Add folder**.
2. Enter a folder name, up to 50 characters. Cannot contain `/ \ : * ? " < > |`
3. Click the folder icon next to the name and choose a color for visual identification.
4. Set the **folder visibility** to **workspace** or **personal** (Business and Enterprise plans only).
5. Click **Create.**

## Create a subfolder

Folders can contain subfolders for deeper organization. You can create a subfolder or move an existing folder into another folder. You can nest folders up to 3 levels deep. Nested folders appear as an expandable tree in the sidebar under **All projects**.

You can create a subfolder from two locations:

* **Sidebar**: Right-click a folder or click its three-dot menu, and select **Create subfolder**
* **Inside a folder**: Open a folder, click the **three dots menu** next to the folder name, and select **Create subfolder**.

<Note>
  The **Create subfolder** option does not appear if the folder is already at the maximum depth (3 levels), or if the folder was shared with you by someone else.
</Note>

## Folder visibility

Folder visibility can be set to **workspace** or **persona**l, depending on your plan. It determines the visibility of projects inside it, as well as any nested folders.

### Workspace folders

The folder is visible to all workspace members and any workspace member can add projects to the folder.

### Personal folders

Personal folders are available on **Business and Enterprise plans**. The folder is private and only you can see it. By default, only you can add projects to the folder.

You can invite specific workspace members (or [groups](/features/groups) on Business and Enterprise plans) to access the folder. Open the folder and click **Invite** in the top-right corner.

You can set an access level for each person or group:

* **Admin**: Full access to folder and projects inside
* **Can edit**: Can edit projects in the folder
* **Can view**: Can view projects in the folder

Only the folder creator can invite people, change their access levels, or remove them.

<Tip>
  **If someone shares a personal folder with you**

  When someone adds you to a personal folder, you'll get a notification with a link to open it. The folder also appears under **Shared with me** in the sidebar. Your access to the projects inside depends on the level of access you were granted.
</Tip>

### How folder visibility affects subfolders

Subfolders always **inherit their top-level folder's visibility**. You cannot set a different visibility for a subfolder. If you change a top-level folder's visibility, all nested subfolders update to match.

### How folder visibility affects project access

When you add a project to a folder, or change a folder's visibility, the project's visibility is updated to match the folder's:

* Personal folder → projects become **restricted** (only owner can access)
* Workspace folder → projects become accessible to **all workspace members**

Before the change is applied, a confirmation dialog surfaces the **access impact**. It has up to two sections, depending on who is affected:

* **Access change summary** \
  Shows workspace-level impact informing you which members gain or lose access as a result of the visibility change. You confirm to acknowledge and apply the change.
* **Project collaborator cleanup**\
  Appears when the project has people with **explicit project-level access** (added directly via **Invite to project**, not through the folder or workspace). Each row shows a **Keeping** or **Removing** badge that you can click to toggle. On confirm, anyone marked **Removing** has their explicit project-collaborator access removed.

## Manage folders

From the folder context menu, you can:

* **Add projects to a folder**: Add existing projects to the folder. A project can only be in one folder at a time.
* **Invite to folder**: On personal folders, invite specific workspace members or groups to access the folder and the projects inside it. See [Personal folders](#personal-folders) above for details.
* **Create a subfolder**: Create a nested folder inside this one. The subfolder inherits the visibility of the parent folder.
* **Move folder**: Move the folder into another folder or to the root level.
* **Edit the folder**: Change the folder name, color, or <Tooltip tip="Add tooltip text" headline=" Visibility can only be changed on top-level folders. Subfolders always match their parent.">visibility</Tooltip>.
* **Delete a folder**: Deleting a folder does not delete the projects inside it. They become unorganized and return to the top-level project list.

## Move projects to folders

You can move projects to folders in several ways.

* **From the project context menu**\
  Right-click a project card or click the three-dot menu, and select **Move to folder**. Choose the target folder from the list or create a new folder to move the project to.
* **Drag and drop** (desktop only)\
  Drag a project card onto a folder in the sidebar or the folder grid on the **All Projects** page.
* **Bulk move**\
  Use bulk selection in the top-right corner to select multiple projects using checkboxes, or drag-to-select multiple projects. Click **Move to folder** in the bulk action bar at the bottom of your screen and choose the target folder.
* **From the folder context menu**\
  Click **Add projects** on a folder to browse and select projects to add.

If the move would change visibility, a confirmation dialog appears informing you how project access will change and who will gain or lose access.

## Remove projects from a folder

Removing a project from a folder does not delete the project.

You can remove projects from a folder in several ways:

* **From the project context menu**\
  Right-click a project card or click the three-dot menu and select **Move to folder** to move a project elsewhere.
* **Drag and drop** (desktop only)\
  When dragging a project that's inside a folder, a **Remove from folder drop zone** appears. Drop the project there to remove it from the folder.
* **Bulk remove**\
  Use bulk selection in the top-right corner to select multiple projects using checkboxes, or drag-to-select multiple projects, then select **Remove from folder** in the action bar at the bottom of your screen. Removed projects remain in your workspace and return to the top-level project list.

Removing a project from a folder does not change its visibility. When a project gets added to a folder, its visibility gets updated to match the folder. When removed, the project keeps that visibility. If you want to change the project access, you need to update it manually.