---
title: "An Introduction to Folders"
url: "https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/intro-to-folders/"
type: "article"
category: ["Intro to DAM"]
tags: ["Core feature", "DAM"]
language: "en"
published: "2020-10-15T11:21:57+00:00"
updated: "2026-02-19T08:47:26+00:00"
summary: "In the following, we will look at the basics of folders in Kontainer. Create folders Create new folders by clicking on the New Folder icon in the top right. Choose, which folder type the new folder sh…"
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# An Introduction to Folders

In the following, we will look at the basics of folders in Kontainer.

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![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

## Create folders

Create new folders by clicking on the New Folder icon in the top right.

![intro to folders image 1](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-1.png?v=1763368897)

Choose, which folder type the new folder should be. And confirm by clicking *create*.

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

## Folder types

Depending on your Kontainer plan, you can create the following folder types:

- Normal folders
- Album folders
- Smart folders
- Mirror folders

![intro to folders image 2](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-2.png?v=1763368897)

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

### Normal folders

Normal Folders are the only folder type containing original files.

This means it’s the folder type that users upload files to.

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

### Album folders

**Pro+ feature**

Album folders contain redirects or aliases of existing original files in your Kontainer. So, without creating duplicates, you can display the same files in multiple folders.

This is ideal for sharing files with different target groups without having the same file clutter and filling up unnecessary space in your Kontainer.

Read more about Album folders [**here**](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/album-folders/).

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

### Smart folders

**Premium+ feature**

Create automated workflows that move your data based on specified criteria.

A typical example of this is approval workflows or licenses and expiry dates. So, if a license or consent agreement has expired, the file is automatically moved to a folder – i.e., “expired” or “expires in 6 months”.

Another example could be that if newly uploaded files are tagged with a particular value (such as campaign, product category, etc.), they will automatically be moved or linked to in a respective smart folder.

> Note, only admin users can create smart folder.

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

### Mirror folders

**Pro+ feature**

Mirror folders create a 1:1 alias of the same folder – without creating duplicate assets.

They will automatically update if files are uploaded or deleted from the original folder.

However, you can still design these mirror folders differently than the original folders. In that way, you can use the **[page editor](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/styling-your-kontainer/#chapter16)** to design folders and landing pages according to different user groups.

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

## Move folders

Move a folder by right-clicking on the folder tile or on the folder name in the menu on the left.

![intro to folders image 3](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-3.png?v=1763368897)

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

Hit *move* and choose the new folder location.

![intro to folders image 4](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-4.png?v=1763368897)

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

Alternatively, you can drag and drop a folder in place via the folder menu in the menu of the left.

![intro to folders image 5](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-5.png?v=1763368897)

This requires that you have set your default sorting settings to “custom.”

Go to settings > configuration to ensure the folder sort order is set to custom.

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

![intro to folders image 6](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-6.png?v=1763368897)

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

## Configure folders

To **rename**, manage **file view sort order** and **file display** option, right-click the folder in the left-hand menu structure or use the three-dotted More menu in the top right corner of the folder.

![Configuring folder settings in Kontainer DAM](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/An-Introduction-to-Folders-in-Kontainer-DAM_Configure-folder-scaled.png?v=1771490385)

![White space](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-space.png?v=1771508013)

## Delete folders

Delete folders by right-clicking on the folder tile or on the folder name in the menu on the left.

![intro to folders image 7](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/intro-to-folders-image-7.png?v=1763368897)

Folders will be kept in the trash, where you can easily restore files and folders if you accidentally delete them.

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That was a basic introduction to folders.

Let us know, how you are getting on.

## Other languages

- [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/de/article/einfuehrung-in-ordner-in-kontainer-dam/index.md)

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