# Virtual Folders

Virtual folders provide flexibility to aggregate multiple SharePoint data sources in to a single network drive.

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See [Virtual Folders For Organising Drive Content](/feature-guide/virtual-folders-for-organising-drive-content.md) for more information about their use
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To create a virtual folder, select your network drive in the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> administration console then from the action button, choose&#x20;

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To create a virtual folder, select your network drive in the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> administration console

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Click the "Choose an action..." button and select "Create a virtual folder"

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You will be prompted to enter a name for the virtual folder. Enter the name, E.g. "Customers" and click Next. Only valid Windows system characters are supported for the folder name.

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If you want to target your virtual folder at specific groups of users only, then you can configure your targeting settings. If you want the virtual folder to show for all users, just click Next

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Now choose the target in SharePoint to connect your virtual folder to. Virtual folders can be nested within virtual folders; if you want the virtual folder to contain other virtual folders then choose "Nothing" as the connection target. After you have connected your virtual folder, click the Create button

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You are returned to the network drive page where your new virtual folder will show. Click the Publish button to apply your changes and have them update on users' computers

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When creating a virtual folder, if you have connected the parent network drive or parent virtual folder to a target in SharePoint, then the connection will be cleared. This is because a network drive or virtual folder cannot both be connected to SharePoint AND contain virtual folders.
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