Main menu - Folder - New


After activating the main menu item "Folder → New" or the shortcut "F7" the dialog "New folder" is opened:


The button can be used to switch between two ways of creating one or more folders: 

Simple way of creating one (or more) folders

Complex way of creating multiple folders

Simple way of creating one (or more) folders


The following possibilities for the input of the name of the new folder are offered:

  • Manual editing
    The folder name can be typed directly.
  • Name suggestions
    Clicking the button in the field "New folder" offers the following suggestions to overwrite the actual field contents (folder name):
    • The name of the item highlighted in the active panel, that can be modified after selection.
    • The names loaded from the row "NewFolderNameSuggestionList=" of the section "[Form]" in the file FreeCommander.ini.
      Example: NewFolderNameSuggestionList=Mails,SVN,temp
      This suggestion could be helpful, if new folders with same names are created very often.
    • A name generated from the actual date, as defined under the menu item "Tools → Settings → File/folder operations" in the field "Create file/folder suggestion - date format" of the tab "General".
    • A name generated from the actual timestamp, as defined under the menu item "Tools → Settings → File/folder operations" in the field "Create file/folder suggestion - timestamp format" of the tab "General".



Clicking the "OK" button creates the new sub folder of the folder opened in the active panel.

Exceptions:

  • Creating multilevel sub folders
    Example: Inserting of "fc\lng\de" creates sub folders of the folder opened in the active panel in three levels.
  • Creating multilevel folders in a higher level
    Example: Inserting of "..\fc" creates the folder "fc" parallel to the folder opened in the active panel.


It is also possible to create several folders at the same time. Example: Inserting of "dir1|dir2" creates the two folders "dir1" and "dir2".


Complex way of creating multiple folders


When using the complex method of creating new folders, the upper input field (of the simple method) is not available.

  • Number of folders
    The number of folders to be created. The number can be entered in the field or increased or decreased by one using the buttons. The list of folders shows which new folders are created.
  • Name pattern
    The name of the folder to be created is entered in the Name pattern field.
    The button can be used to enter a previously used name pattern.
    The button can be used to enter the dependency of the folder to be created on a counter [c] (defined in more detail under Counter) or on a time [t] (defined in more detail under Date/Time) at the cursor position
  • Counter
    If the name pattern contains the dependency of the folders to be created on a counter [c], the counter can be defined in more detail here.
    • Start from
      The first counter number can be entered in the field, or increased or decreased by one using the buttons.
    • Step by
      The numerical distance between the counter numbers can be entered in the field, or increased or decreased by one using the buttons.
    • Digits
      The number of digits with which [c] should be replaced can be entered in the field, or increased or decreased by one using the buttons. 

Example: Number of folders is 3, name pattern is Test[c], Start from is 1, Step width is 2, Number of digits is 3. The folders Test001, Test003 and Test005 are created.

  • Timestamp
    If the name pattern contains the dependency of the folders to be created on the time [t], the time can be defined in more detail here.
    • Start from
      The first date can be entered in the first field or selected using the button.
      The time of the first date can be entered in the second field or the hours, minutes and seconds can be increased or decreased by one using the buttons.
    • Step size
      In the first field, the numerical value of the distance between two folder names can be entered, or increased or decreased by one using the buttons.
      In the second field, the unit of the step size (days, hours, minutes) can be selected using the button .
    • Format
      The format of the time with which [t] should be replaced can be entered in the field. The button can be used to select common formats. The button can be used to display a list of all letters permitted in the format and their meaning.
  • List of folders to be created
    Here are the names of all folders listed that will be created based on the entries made above