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# Folder Colourisation

Folder colours are an integral feature of <code class="expression">space.vars.ONEDRIVE</code> and <code class="expression">space.vars.SHAREPOINT</code>. Folder colours are useful for visually categorising folders which can aid in locating a folder in a busy folder structure:

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For more information on <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code>'s support for folder colours see [Choose Folder Colours In File Explorer](/feature-guide/choose-folder-colours-in-file-explorer.md) and <code class="expression">space.vars.MICROSOFT</code>'s announcement: [Experience the New OneDrive: Fast, Organized, and Personalized](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/experience-the-new-onedrive-fast-organized-and-personalized/3804985#_specific).

By default, your <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> subscription is configured to support folder colours for network drives mapped to users' OneDrive. Users can change their folder colours in their <code class="expression">space.vars.ONEDRIVE</code> via the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> context menu in <code class="expression">space.vars.WINDOWS\_FILE\_EXPLORER</code>: [Change Folder Colours](/user-guide/change-folder-colours.md).

As the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> subscription administrator, you can optionally change where <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> displays folder colours. You can choose to disable folder colours completely, permit folder colours only for OneDrive (the default setting) or allow folder colours for both OneDrive and SharePoint document libraries (i.e. for all folders).

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{% step %}
From the [Administration Console](/administration-guide/overview-of-the-administration-console.md), click the action button then click *Customise the end user experience*

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Then click *Colourise folders in File Explorer*

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The folder colour options page will now show. Choose the option you want to apply, then click the *Save Changes* button. When users next sign in to Windows, your new setting will then take effect in users' <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> network drives

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{% hint style="warning" %}
If folder colours are not showing in <code class="expression">space.vars.WINDOWS\_FILE\_EXPLORER</code> even though you have configured them to show, check this troubleshooting guide [Folder Colours Not Showing](/folder-colours-not-showing.md)
{% endhint %}


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