# \#folders **URL:** https://community.openai.com/tag/folders/807.md [Latest](https://community.openai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openai.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openai.com/tags.md) --- ## [ChatGPT UI Feedback – Project Visibility in Recents](https://community.openai.com/t/chatgpt-ui-feedback-project-visibility-in-recents/1407453)
**Author:** [@CantorWeb](https://community.openai.com/u/CantorWeb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/chatgpt-ui-feedback-project-visibility-in-recents/1407453 "2026-10-18T10:51:38Z")
First, I want to say I’ve really liked the recent UI improvements to ChatGPT. The changes have been great overall! I do have one suggestion regarding how conversations are displayed in the new Recents section. Previous… --- ## [Feature Request: Folders for Organizing Chats](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-folders-for-organizing-chats/1403313)
**Author:** [@Aviral-78](https://community.openai.com/u/Aviral-78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-folders-for-organizing-chats/1403313 "2026-10-07T20:00:37Z")
Feature Request: Folders for Organizing Chats As I use ChatGPT more regularly, my chat list gets crowded surprisingly quickly. I often have multiple ongoing conversations and projects, and finding a specific conversation… --- ## [Feature Request: Unlimited nested subfolders within ChatGPT Projects (with inherited context)](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-unlimited-nested-subfolders-within-chatgpt-projects-with-inherited-context/1401404)
**Author:** [@jbjb1029](https://community.openai.com/u/jbjb1029)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-unlimited-nested-subfolders-within-chatgpt-projects-with-inherited-context/1401404 "2026-10-01T08:46:14Z")
Summary: Add hierarchical folders inside ChatGPT Projects, with virtually unlimited nesting, to organize large projects and enable folder-level instructions/context that can inherit down the tree. Problem / User need: … --- ## [Feature Request: Unlimited Favorites & Tags for Individual Chats](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-unlimited-favorites-tags-for-individual-chats/1401872)
**Author:** [@aayushthomas7](https://community.openai.com/u/aayushthomas7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-unlimited-favorites-tags-for-individual-chats/1401872 "2026-09-29T08:56:50Z")
I’d like to suggest a feature that would make managing a large ChatGPT history much easier: :star: Favorites/Starred Chats and :label: Tags, working alongside Projects and Pinned Chats. The important point is that these… --- ## [Feature Request: Folders for Organizing Multiple Projects](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-folders-for-organizing-multiple-projects/1400869)
**Author:** [@tigris1721](https://community.openai.com/u/tigris1721)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-folders-for-organizing-multiple-projects/1400869 "2026-09-26T03:56:04Z")
I’d love an option to organize Projects into broader folders or categories. As the number of Projects grows, the Projects list can become difficult to navigate. It would be really helpful to group related Projects toget… --- ## [Feature Request: Cross-Account Chat Transfer & Workspace Portability](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-cross-account-chat-transfer-workspace-portability/1399527)
**Author:** [@Israel-Aderoju](https://community.openai.com/u/Israel-Aderoju)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-cross-account-chat-transfer-workspace-portability/1399527 "2026-09-21T09:32:42Z")
Problem I maintain two separate ChatGPT accounts: one for my corporate workspace and one for my personal use. I have conducted extensive research, built data repositories, and refined complex workflows exclusively withi… --- ## [Nested Sub-Projects with Inherited Context](https://community.openai.com/t/nested-sub-projects-with-inherited-context/1395361)
**Author:** [@shill01](https://community.openai.com/u/shill01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/nested-sub-projects-with-inherited-context/1395361 "2026-09-18T03:07:36Z")
Feature Request: Nested Sub-Projects with Inherited Context I would like to suggest adding Sub-Projects inside ChatGPT Projects, with the ability for Sub-Projects to inherit context, files, instructions, and knowledge f… --- ## [Folders and Subfolders for Project Sources](https://community.openai.com/t/folders-and-subfolders-for-project-sources/1397343)
**Author:** [@MichaelSamson](https://community.openai.com/u/MichaelSamson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/folders-and-subfolders-for-project-sources/1397343 "2026-09-14T06:02:26Z")
Projects are very useful for keeping related work, instructions, and source files together under one shared context. However, Project Sources are currently presented as a single flat list, which becomes difficult to mana… --- ## [ChatGPT Has Outgrown the Flat Chat List: A Vision for the Future of Long-Term Projects](https://community.openai.com/t/chatgpt-has-outgrown-the-flat-chat-list-a-vision-for-the-future-of-long-term-projects/1388492)
**Author:** [@cadawson](https://community.openai.com/u/cadawson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/chatgpt-has-outgrown-the-flat-chat-list-a-vision-for-the-future-of-long-term-projects/1388492 "2026-09-06T14:04:24Z")
I’ve been using ChatGPT consistently for almost four years. During that time, I’ve watched it evolve from an impressive conversational assistant into something much bigger. Today, I’m using ChatGPT as the primary worksp… --- ## [Able to Move Project Folders Manually](https://community.openai.com/t/able-to-move-project-folders-manually/1146218)
**Author:** [@rmbru2k](https://community.openai.com/u/rmbru2k)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/able-to-move-project-folders-manually/1146218 "2026-09-06T14:01:54Z")
Great app! It would be wonderful for users to be able to manually move and organize Project folders and files as they wish. --- ## [Feature Request: Cross-Account Chat Migration & Workspace Portability](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-cross-account-chat-migration-workspace-portability/1388742)
**Author:** [@Israel-Aderoju](https://community.openai.com/u/Israel-Aderoju)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-cross-account-chat-migration-workspace-portability/1388742 "2026-08-02T03:36:16Z")
Problem I maintain two separate ChatGPT accounts: one for my corporate workspace and one for my personal use. I have conducted extensive research, built data repositories, and refined complex workflows exclusively withi… --- ## [Feature Request: Priority Folders and Categories for Archived Chats](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-priority-folders-and-categories-for-archived-chats/1382420)
**Author:** [@Gracerose](https://community.openai.com/u/Gracerose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-priority-folders-and-categories-for-archived-chats/1382420 "2026-06-03T18:24:03Z")
chatgpt-ux, chat-history, archive, folders, knowledge-management, research, productivity, accessibility Please add priority folders, categories, and better organisation tools for archived chats. At present, archived ch… --- ## [Add Folder Name Search and Other Enhancements in ChatGPT Sidebar](https://community.openai.com/t/add-folder-name-search-and-other-enhancements-in-chatgpt-sidebar/1375186)
**Author:** [@Xavvi](https://community.openai.com/u/Xavvi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/add-folder-name-search-and-other-enhancements-in-chatgpt-sidebar/1375186 "2026-02-26T13:07:29Z")
The current folder system in ChatGPT does not allow users to search folder names. The global search only searches chat content, not folder labels. This makes managing large numbers of folders inefficient and increases th… --- ## [Feature request: Folders/tags to organise chats by topic in the sidebar](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-folders-tags-to-organise-chats-by-topic-in-the-sidebar/1368140)
**Author:** [@CAFis](https://community.openai.com/u/CAFis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-folders-tags-to-organise-chats-by-topic-in-the-sidebar/1368140 "2025-12-02T15:22:01Z")
I use ChatGPT for a lot of ongoing, serious work: politics/activism, caring and benefits, housing and money, planning my son’s education, business ideas, plus lighter things like recipes and Minecraft modding. The probl… --- ## [Folder in Chats (separated from Project)](https://community.openai.com/t/folder-in-chats-separated-from-project/1360359)
**Author:** [@tokyoboy.vs](https://community.openai.com/u/tokyoboy.vs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/folder-in-chats-separated-from-project/1360359 "2025-10-02T13:19:32Z")
I’d love and find very usefull to have the possibility to create folders within the Chats history to be able to keep our history tidy without having to create a Project. Use case : Multi related chats that aren’t from t… --- ## [Better organization with subfolders](https://community.openai.com/t/better-organization-with-subfolders/1285785)
**Author:** [@Squared\_Design\_Ink](https://community.openai.com/u/Squared_Design_Ink)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/better-organization-with-subfolders/1285785 "2025-09-08T22:21:07Z")
We need subfolders in the ChatGPT app to help organize our chats more efficiently and keep related conversations grouped together. --- ## [Liberate chats created in Folders](https://community.openai.com/t/liberate-chats-created-in-folders/1246866)
**Author:** [@1brazenbeauty](https://community.openai.com/u/1brazenbeauty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/liberate-chats-created-in-folders/1246866 "2025-04-29T23:18:28Z")
Hi! I am writing regarding something that has been giving me trouble recently. I signed up for ChatGPT plus and started utilizing the project folders. They are superb for organizing the unending amount of chats I start … --- ## [Sub categories and groups](https://community.openai.com/t/sub-categories-and-groups/1154801)
**Author:** [@evanhook](https://community.openai.com/u/evanhook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/sub-categories-and-groups/1154801 "2025-03-28T17:49:12Z")
It would be great to have more granular control over storing chats. I could have a project which is an overall piece of work, where I can share generic information about the bigger picture - but then a subfolder for com… --- ## [Folder organizing chats - Mind mapping linking system](https://community.openai.com/t/folder-organizing-chats-mind-mapping-linking-system/1073122)
**Author:** [@aje](https://community.openai.com/u/aje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/folder-organizing-chats-mind-mapping-linking-system/1073122 "2024-12-27T17:32:29Z")
Hey the more I use chatgpt the more I wish I could put conversations in folders. Then as I do this I would love to be able to make a mind mapping board (like a cork board and string type) or even just putting conversatio… --- ## [Folders are really here - Happy holidays](https://community.openai.com/t/folders-are-really-here-happy-holidays/1054827)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://community.openai.com/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/folders-are-really-here-happy-holidays/1054827 "2024-12-15T19:41:02Z")
Projects provide a new way to group files and chats for personal use, simplifying the management of work that involves multiple chats. OpenAI YouTube announcement and demo. OpenAI Help FAQ page https:/…