Folders

Folders are an optional intermediate level within an area. You use them when you want to group several projects by topic—for example, all client projects in a “Clients” folder in the “Work” area.

What Is a Folder?

A folder sits directly below an area and contains projects and, optionally, standalone tasks. It’s flat—folders can’t be nested inside each other. So there’s at most one folder level per area.

Area  (e.g., “Work”)
│
├── Folder  (e.g., “Clients”)
│     ├── Project  (e.g., “Website Relaunch”)
│     └── Project  (e.g., “Annual Report”)
│
└── Project  (without a folder, directly in the area)

Creating a Folder

You create new folders from an area’s context menu or—with the area open—with the Folder button in the toolbar.

On iPad, you reach the menu with the ⋯ button at the end of the row.

Properties of a Folder

The properties dialog opens from the folder’s context menu.

Color and icon aren’t available for folders—these options exist only at the area level.

Renaming a Folder

Right-click the folder › Rename—the name becomes editable right in the sidebar; ↩︎ confirms, ⎋ cancels. Alternatively, use Properties….

Order and Moving

Folders share the ordering with the projects of the area—you can sort folders and projects at the area level together with drag and drop.

To move a folder to another area, drag it onto the destination area in the sidebar.

Deleting a Folder

The confirmation dialog states both: On the Mac, the folder itself goes to the Trash (on iPad and iPhone, it’s deleted), and its projects and standalone tasks move up to the area level.

Creating Projects in a Folder

You add new projects to a folder from the folder’s context menu.

You can drag existing projects into a folder with drag and drop, or move them out of a folder directly into the area.