# Organizing contracts with folders

Source: https://contracko.com/docs/folders

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Organizing contracts with folders

# Organizing contracts with folders

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Folders give you a single place to organize your contracts, scope access on a per-folder basis, and export groups of contracts together. They're useful when different teams should only see specific contracts, or when you want a clean structure as your account grows.

Folders sit at the top of the contracts table. Right-click any folder for the full set of folder actions: Edit, Move, Export, Manage access, and Delete.

## Creating a folder

You can create a folder in two places:

- Right-click any empty space in the Contracts table
- Open the Folders panel and click New folder

Give the folder a name and it will be created.

## Navigating folders

Click a folder to open it. The breadcrumb at the top of the table (e.g. Contracts / Insurances) lets you move back up a level. The Folders panel is also useful when you want to jump between folders without losing your place in the contracts table.

## Nesting folders

Folders can contain other folders. Inside a folder, create a new folder the same way you would at the top level. There's no fixed depth limit, so you can mirror however your team thinks about its contracts.

## Moving contracts into a folder

There are two ways to move a contract:

- Right-click → Move and pick the destination folder
- Drag and drop the contract onto the folder

Drag and drop is usually fastest when the destination is visible.

## Exporting a folder

Right-click the folder and choose Export. Contracko will export every contract inside that folder—including contracts in any nested subfolders. Use this when you need to share a slice of your repository with finance, legal, or an external party in one go.

## Managing folder access

You can scope access on a per-folder basis. Right-click the folder, choose Manage access, and pick a permission mode:

- Everyone — anyone in your Contracko organization
- Restricted — only specific teams or people you add

Any contract you add to the folder later inherits the folder's access settings. You don't need to set permissions on each new contract.

This pairs well with [groups and role-based access controls](https://contracko.com/docs/role-based-access-controls) for managing who sees what across the team.

## Tips

Plan one or two levels of nesting — Most teams do well with a top folder per business function (Operations, Sales, Vendor) and one level of subfolders. Deeper nesting can make contracts harder to find.

Use folder-level access instead of per-contract permissions — If a team only ever works with contracts of a certain type, give that team access at the folder level. Anything new dropped into the folder is automatically scoped correctly.