Create document folders

Last update: September 30, 2025

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  • User

Documents can be organized into folders. You can create personal folders in your personal Documents area.

NOTE
Organizing documents simply creates links between the documents and the objects you associate them with. It does not relocate them in the system.

Access requirements

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Adobe Workfront packageAny
Adobe Workfront license

Contributor or higher

Review or higher

Access level configurations*Edit access to Documents

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Display folders

You can display folders in thumbnail, standard, or list view. To change the view, use the view options in the upper-right corner.

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Documents.

    Or

    With a Workfront object open, click Documents in the left panel.

  2. Click the view options above the right panel to change how the documents are displayed.

    Document view options

Create folders and subfolders

Create folders to better organize your documents. You can create up to 2,000 folders on an object and up to 50 subfolders within each folder. Subfolders count towards the 2,000 folder maximum.

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Documents.

    Or

    With a Workfront object open, click Documents in the left panel.

  2. To create a top-level folder, ensure that nothing is selected, then click Add New > Folder.

    Or

    To create a sub-folder, select the folder where you want to create the sub-folder, then click Add New > Folder.

Sharing folders

For information about sharing folders, see Share a document folder.