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If you have a huge library while users only need a few specific folders on the computer, the sync button above will download it all to their desktop and create a two-way connection between the two. This syncs the entire library to their computer. When users sync, they typically sync the entire library by clicking on the Sync button.

In this scenario, you will need to create a separate library for invoices, add metadata to that library and leave all the other documents in the other library within folders.Īnother thing you need to consider is OneDrive Sync which is extremely popular among users.

For example, you have various financial documents in a library (invoices, receipts, bank statements, etc.) but want to apply metadata to invoices only. So if you have a single library with many folders and want to use metadata on a subset of files, this isn’t going to work, my friend. Metadata is created at the library level in SharePoint.

#DEFAULT INHERITANCE WHEN CREATING NEW FOLDERS HOW TO#

If you want to learn how to create unique permissions for a library, check out this post.Īnother big decision that might influence your architecture is the use of metadata. Example: You have a Board of Directors Site with various docs, but a subset of those documents needs to be seen by only the subset of board members or Management only. True, you can set unique permissions at the folder level, but it might be a bit “cleaner” to do so at the library (higher) level. There are situations when you might want to have unique permissions for a subset of documents. By default, all libraries on a site inherit permissions from the site itself. The next factor that might influence the decision is security and permissions. This is not a scientific number, just my commonsense recommendation. I usually recommend not to put more than 20-30K of files and folders into a single library. There are well-known limits within SharePoint on how much a single library can handle before it starts to misbehave. The #1 factor that might steer you in the direction of additional libraries is the number of files and folders you have. Should you be creating folders in the existing (default) library or create new document libraries on your site? The answer depends on many factors, which I outlined below. Now that we covered all the necessary background info, back to the original question. Should I create a folder or a library on a SharePoint site?

Click New from the drop-down, then Document Library.

You can always create additional document libraries on the same site. Just because you have a document library created by default for you does not mean you are stuck with it. The library created by default on each site is called Documents and is available on both Team Sites and Communication Sites. This document library is where the channel folders are stored for standard channels within a Team (the same library you see when you click on the Files Tab within a Team). Likewise, when you create a new Team in Teams, it creates a SharePoint site, with a document library in it. It is created when the new site is created. Hopefully, this makes sense.Įvery SharePoint Site has 1 (one) document library by default. When you upload documents to SharePoint or Teams, they end up in a document library that is part of that SharePoint Site/Team. Think of it as a middle layer between a SharePoint Site and your files and folders. And just like in the real world, you can use it to organize files and folders. A document library is an electronic equivalent of a filing cabinet. What do you have inside those filing cabinets? Exactly! Files and folders. Like in your physical office at work, I am sure you have some filing cabinets lining up the walls. I am confident your IQ is high enough to know what the folder is, so I won’t waste time on that.Ī document library is essentially an electronic filing cabinet. First, I need to explain what a document library is all about.