Are New Folders No Longer Allowed In Sheets Directory

Ray Lindstrom

Not sure when this changed, but it was recent.

I used to be able to create folders for organization within my Sheets directory. Now there is no option to do so. The menu options are gone.

If I create a folder in a workspace, I cannot drag-and-drop it into my Sheets directory.

Right-clicking "Sheets" in the Browse panel no longer offers the option.

Right-clicking within the "Sheets" directory itself no longer offers the option.

Clicking the "Create" button when browsing the "Sheets" directory no longer offers the option.

The only way I can find as a workaround is to "Save as new" on an existing folder within my Sheets directory, delete the contents, and rename the folder. Yuck!

Is this change because we recently switched over to the User Subscription Model?

This link leads me to believe it should be able to be done.

Screenshot shows how there is no option to Create a new folder.

Isis Taylor

This discussion speaks to the new changes.

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/479903#Comment_479903

Isis Taylor

This discussion speaks to the new changes.

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/479903#Comment_479903

Ray Lindstrom

Thank you @Isis Taylor for providing that. I had searched but was unable to locate it.

Isis Taylor

No problem.

leroy_sd

I found a work around to this. Right click on workspaces and create a new workspaces. Then move whatever projects you want into that workspace and you can create folders etc.. again just like before

Julie Becker

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/479983#Comment_479983

@leroy_sd, yes that is a workaround, but we are expressing our concerns, issues, frustration, and confusion with Smartsheets, that changing something that no one was complaining about just because without warning shouldnt be rewarded by implementing another stupid fix (we seem to be doing this ALOT lately each time Smartsheets feels like changing/messing something up).

I have had to create a "Sheets" dummy folder but named it ".Sheets" so its up top like my other one, but again, having to do this along with explaining to all our other users who can also create things is now adding more unecessary work for system admins.

Not to mention users who are Provisional Members, can create countless number of items which also adds to more work. Each week i am having to transfer new creations into my name so i can see the rediculous amounts of workspaces created (by accident/purpose), reach out to that user, and either inform them the new process, or just remove it all together. Again MORE work for us, doesnt = Streamlining!!!

Biggs

This does not work for me at all. What was the harm in being able to create new folders?

Paul Newcome

@Biggs They are deprecating the sheets folder.

GuyP

Disappointing if they are indeed deprecating it @Paul Newcome - first we heard of it was customers coming to us asking why they could no longer easily create a clean, empty sheet any more - the 'create' button now takes us to a 'create' page, where a new grid comes ready-populated with columns and data, which isn't helpful when you just want a clean sheet - the only way to create a clean, empty sheet now (as well as a folder as per @Ray Lindstrom's query re new folders) is to right click on a workspace, which gives the old create menu (and even then you can't create the new sheet in the old 'sheets' folder - generally unhelpful