Organizing with folders
Group related prototypes into folders so your team can find them easily.
Folders organize work; Spaces determine who can access it. To limit access, move the prototype to a suitable Space or turn off access.
Every folder lives in exactly one Space, and inherits that Space’s audience.
Draft — the default folder
Every Space has one protected Draft folder. New prototypes land in Draft unless you pick another folder, so nothing is ever unfiled. Draft can’t be renamed or deleted.
Colors
Choose a color to make a folder easier to spot in the dashboard. Clear the color to return
to the default appearance. From the CLI, use artor folder color <name> none to clear it.
In the dashboard
The Prototypes panel groups cards by folder, each section headed by the folder’s color, name, and count. New folder creates one; each folder’s ⋯ menu has rename, delete, and clear; each prototype’s ⋯ menu has Move to folder. Right-clicking a folder card opens that folder’s menu. Right-clicking an empty area inside a folder opens the folder’s own actions, followed by the toolbar’s ··· menu (filters, deleted prototypes, and the Space’s actions). See Finding your way around a Space.
Folder names can be up to 60 characters and can’t contain invisible or control characters, the same rule as Space names.
From the CLI
After installing the CLI, run these in your linked project folder:
artor folder list
artor folder create "Research"
artor folder move "Checkout flow" "Research"Folder names must be unique within a Space. See the CLI reference for color, rename, deletion, and other options.
Who can do what
Publishers with permission to edit the Space can create, rename, color, and manage its folders. Reviewers and people who can only read the Space can’t do these actions.
Moving a prototype between folders and deleting a folder (its prototypes go to Draft) are also open to a Space admin and an org admin, and to the owner of a Personal Space, even with a reviewer seat. See Moving prototypes.
Deleting a folder or its contents
| Action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Delete folder | Moves its prototypes to that Space’s Draft folder, then removes the folder. |
| Clear | Moves the prototypes to Trash and keeps the folder. |
| Delete + content | Moves the prototypes to Trash and removes the folder. |
Trashed prototypes can be recovered for 30 days. Clear and Delete + content can be done by a Space admin or an org admin (even in a Shared Space they haven’t joined), and in a Personal Space by its owner, even with a reviewer seat. Other members don’t see these options. Delete folder, which keeps the prototypes, is available to anyone who can edit the Space, and to the people who can move prototypes there. The protected Draft folder can’t be deleted. See Deleting prototypes.
Moving between folders never breaks a link
A folder is never part of a preview URL, so moving a prototype between folders never changes a shared link. Moving a prototype to a folder in a different Space does change who can reach it — you need the required access in both Spaces.