# Organizing with folders

> Group your prototypes into colored folders. Spaces determine who can access the work inside them.
> URL: https://artor.app/docs/folders

Group related prototypes into folders so your team can find them easily.

**Warning:** 
  Folders organize work; [Spaces](https://artor.app/docs/spaces) determine who can access it. To limit access,
  move the prototype to a suitable Space or [turn off access](https://artor.app/docs/access).

Every folder lives in exactly one [Space](https://artor.app/docs/spaces), and inherits that Space's audience.

## Draft — the default folder

Every Space has one protected **Draft** folder. New prototypes land in Draft unless you pick
another folder, so nothing is ever unfiled. Draft **can't be renamed or deleted**.

## Colors

Choose a color to make a folder easier to spot in the dashboard. Clear the color to return
to the default appearance. From the CLI, use `artor folder color <name> none` to clear it.

## In the dashboard

The Prototypes panel groups cards by folder, each section headed by the folder's color, name,
and count. **New folder** creates one; each folder's **⋯** menu has rename, delete, and clear;
each prototype's **⋯** menu has **Move to folder**.

## From the CLI

After [installing the CLI](https://artor.app/docs/install-cli), run these in your linked project folder:

```bash
artor folder list
artor folder create "Research"
artor folder move "Checkout flow" "Research"
```

Folder names must be unique within a Space. See the [CLI reference](https://artor.app/docs/cli#folders) for
color, rename, deletion, and other options.

## Who can do what

Publishers with permission to edit the Space can create, rename, color, and manage its
folders. Reviewers and people who can only read the Space can't do these actions.

## Deleting a folder or its contents

| Action | What happens |
| --- | --- |
| **Delete folder** | Moves its prototypes to that Space's Draft folder, then removes the folder. |
| **Clear** | Moves the prototypes to Trash and keeps the folder. |
| **Delete + content** | Moves the prototypes to Trash and removes the folder. |

Trashed prototypes can be recovered for **30 days**. Clear and Delete + content require an
admin, except in your own Personal Space: you can perform those cleanup actions there even
with a reviewer seat. The protected Draft folder can't be deleted.

## Moving between folders never breaks a link

A folder is never part of a preview URL, so moving a prototype between folders never changes a
shared link. Moving a prototype to a
folder in a **different Space** does change who can reach it — you need the required access in both Spaces.