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mtixonoff
mtixonoff
June 30, 2023

Create SubFolders / Organizing Your Workspace and Adding Folders in Figma's Drafts Section

  • June 30, 2023
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Figma is a powerful design tool that allows designers to create and collaborate on projects seamlessly. However, as the number of projects grows, organizing your workspace can become a daunting task. Finding specific projects can be difficult, especially if your workspace is cluttered and disorganized. Fortunately, Figma provides users with the ability to create folders and subfolders to keep their projects organized and easily accessible.

One of the most useful features of Figma is the ‘Drafts’ section, which allows you to save incomplete or unfinished projects. This feature is especially handy when you need to work on multiple projects simultaneously, but don’t want to clutter your workspace with unfinished designs. The ‘Drafts’ section gives you the ability to save your progress, so you can come back to it later.

To add a folder to your Drafts section, follow these easy steps:

  1. Click on the ‘Drafts’ section located on the left-hand side of your Figma dashboard.
  2. Click on the ‘Create new folder’ icon located at the top of the Drafts section.
  3. Name your folder and click ‘Create.’

After creating the folder, you can drag and drop your incomplete or unfinished projects into the folder. You can also create subfolders within your main folders to further organize your workspace. This makes it easy to find specific projects, even if you have a large number of designs.

In conclusion, organizing your workspace in Figma is crucial to improving your workflow and productivity. By using the ‘Drafts’ section and creating folders, you can keep your projects organized and easily accessible. You’ll be able to find specific designs quickly, which will save you time and increase your productivity.

I would really like to see this functionality implemented. There are many reasons why this would be beneficial. For one, it would greatly improve the user experience, making it easier for people to use and navigate the system. Additionally, it could lead to increased productivity, as users would be able to accomplish tasks more efficiently. All in all, there are many compelling reasons why this feature should be a top priority for the development team.

    Pinned Reply By Tom Reem

    👋🏻 Hey ​@mtixonoff and everyone following this thread!

    Thanks for sharing how folders would improve the way you organize your workspace. Wanted to share an update that speaks directly to the subfolder structure so many of you have called for: We’re rolling out folders you can nest for deeper hierarchy, along with folder colors to keep things easier to scan. A few specifics (including nesting depth) vary by plan, and those are covered in the announcement below.

    You can read the details and send questions to the product team during the rollout here: Rolling out: Projects become folders 📂 ✨

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    Virginia_Corvid
    Virginia_Corvid
    April 29, 2024

    Yes, we really need subfolders in teams or projects for further levels of organization.

    Andrew_Virya_Victorio
    Andrew_Virya_Victorio
    New Member
    June 27, 2024

    Hi! I want to suggest a feature. It’s a sub-folder feature. Here’s a little story about my background. I’m a freelancer. And I do design a lot in Figma. I like to organize my project in a separate folder. So the structure would be:

    Project:
    → Client A
    → …Figma related files
    → Client B

    The main goal is the ability to create nested folders in Figma. That’s all. I hope this feature could improve the experience using Figma. Thank you 🙏

    Andrew_Virya_Victorio
    Andrew_Virya_Victorio
    New Member
    June 27, 2024

    Sorry, the project structure doesn’t visualize how I wanted it because the whitespace was trimmed down.

    Here’s the revised version:

    Project:
    → Folder Client A
    .-> …Figma related files
    → Folder Client B
    .-> …Figma related files
    .-> another sub-folders

    I hope readers understand what I mean. Thanks!

    Ge0
    Ge0
    June 28, 2024

    +1 needed asap

    Tijamo
    Tijamo
    July 8, 2024

    We run an enterprise software design team with 20+ designers and researchers working across multiple projects across a number of large product. We often find that the current Figma filing system is too ‘flat’ - depth of subfolders would be very useful.

      Bebe
      Bebe
      New Member
      August 7, 2024

      We need sub-folders for project folders so badly. Currently, old files that are not actively being worked on pile up in a project folder, making it challenging for designers to manage, not to mention product managers and devs. It’s challenging to navigate. I designed project covers to tackle this problem, marking some files as “archived” but it’s still not enough because there is so much visual clutter.

        Daria_Michalska
        Daria_Michalska
        New Participant
        August 16, 2024

        Totally needed in bigger organizations. We use a separate file for each new feature/experiment and it’s a pain to keep them organized without folders.

        Dev20
        Dev20
        September 2, 2024

        How on earth is this not a thing? Seriously considering to abandon the software because of this.

          Valentin_Cauro
          September 4, 2024

          I agree with you, why don’t we have this feature?

          Jake_Schroeder1
          Jake_Schroeder1
          New Member
          September 10, 2024

          Bumping to agree we need subfolders. I think the current flatness of the workspaces described above by Tijamo assumes a lot about how an agency organizes their work and teams, and Figma would benefit from being a little more flexible. I think 1 or 2 more levels would solve 99% of my issues without the risk of creating a folder nightmare.

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