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title: How to create a new folder
description: "There are several ways to create a new folder. Click Inbox ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green_1one_icon.png) to open a drop-down menu with the folder tree. There are two types of folder trees: *Yours *and *Public*. By default, a user can create folders only in *Yours *folder tree. To create folders in *Public *folder…"
url: "https://office.webbplatsen.se/en/docs/how-to-guides/how-to-create-a-new-folder/"
updated: "2025-03-19"
category: WebClient / WebClient / How to guides
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# How to create a new folder

There are several ways to create a new folder. Click Inbox ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green_1one_icon.png) to open a drop-down menu with the folder tree. There are two types of folder trees: *Yours *and *Public*. By default, a user can create folders only in *Yours *folder tree. To create folders in *Public *folder tree, ask your administrator to provide permissions.

[Creating_Folder](https://player.vimeo.com/video/887278649?h=cd3ec4dfe4&dnt=1&app_id=122963)

1. Right click any place in folder tree, where you want to create a new folder and select *Add Folder* ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green_2two_icon.png). In the new folder dialog, type a name of the folder and click *OK*. In the *Type *drop-down menu, you can choose other services.
2. Click the [Context Menu](https://docs.icewarp.com/Content/WebClient%20Topics/Email/Context%20Menu.htm) icon ☰ ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green_3three_icon.png) in the folder where you want to create a new folder, choose *Add Folder*, type name of folder and click *OK*.
3. Click *Create Folder* ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green_4four_icon.png) button. Type name. Select parent folder and click *OK*. The folder where you want to create an entry is highlighted in the *Parent Folder* panel so you know where you will be creating your new folder.
4. Click *Add Folder* ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Add_folder_icon.png) ![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green_5five_icon.png) in the [Menu bar](https://docs.icewarp.com/Content/WebClient%20Topics/WebClient/Menu%20bar.htm), type name of a folder and click *OK*.

![](https://office.webbplatsen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Folders20and20how20to20work20with.png)

Figure. Folder tree.

**Note: **WebClient supports the utf8mb4 character set (4-Byte UTF-8 Unicode Encoding) in folder names.

When creating, uploading or renaming any document in WebClient you are not allowed to use these characters: *< > : / \ | ? * "*