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Folders

Folders

Create custom folders to organize your collection however you like—by mood, genre, listening session, or any scheme that works for you.

Folder list in sidebar with albums displayed

Accessing Folders

Folders appear in the left sidebar under the Folders section. Click the section header to expand or collapse the folder list.

Creating a Folder

  1. Right-click in the Folders section of the sidebar
  2. Select Create New Folder
  3. Enter a folder name
  4. Optionally choose a color and icon
  5. Click Create

The folder appears immediately in your sidebar.

Create folder dialog with name, color, and icon options

Folder Options

Option Purpose
Name Display name in sidebar and elsewhere
Color Colored dot/badge for visual identification
Icon Optional icon displayed before the name

Adding Albums to Folders

Right-Click Menu

  1. Right-click any album in your collection
  2. Select Add to Folder
  3. Choose the target folder
  4. Album is added immediately

Drag and Drop

Drag albums directly onto a folder in the sidebar. Works with single albums or multiple selections.

Dragging an album to a folder in the sidebar

Bulk Assignment

  1. Select multiple albums
  2. Right-click the selection
  3. Choose Add to Folder
  4. Select the folder

All selected albums are assigned.

Viewing Folder Contents

Click any folder in the sidebar to filter your collection to just that folder's albums. The main grid updates to show only folders contents.

Managing Folders

Rename a Folder

  1. Right-click the folder in the sidebar
  2. Select Rename
  3. Enter the new name
  4. Press Enter or click Save

Change Color or Icon

  1. Right-click the folder
  2. Select Edit Folder
  3. Adjust color and icon
  4. Save changes

Delete a Folder

  1. Right-click the folder
  2. Select Delete Folder
  3. Confirm deletion

Albums remain in your collection—only the folder is removed.

Removing Albums from Folders

  1. Right-click an album in the folder view
  2. Select Remove from Folder

The album stays in your collection but is no longer in that folder.

Troubleshooting

Albums can be in multiple folders

Add the same album to "Jazz" and "Late Night Listening"—there's no limit.

Folders don't affect your library

Deleting a folder never deletes albums. Only the organizational structure is removed.

Related topics:

  • collection
  • bulk-operations
  • album-detail