subfolders

Directories within directories

Subfolders are folders contained within other folders, creating a hierarchical structure for organizing files on a computer.

The term emphasizes the nested relationship: a subfolder sits one level down from its parent folder.

I keep all my receipts in subfolders organized by year.

Also called subdirectories.

hierarchy

nested

Contained within another

branches · levels · depth · root · structure · inheritance · path · nesting · subdirectories · ancestor

filesystem

directories

Lists of names, contacts

documents · photos · music · videos · downloads · backup · desktop · library · archive · temp

navigation

explorer

One who investigates unfamiliar regions

pane · expand · collapse · drill-down · back · forward · finder · click · double-click · open

management

create

Cause to exist

copy · merge · sort · organize · categorize · label · tag · archive · compress · zip

Categories
Opposites
hierarchical position

subfoldersroot directory

Topmost filesystem location

home directory · root folder · root

organizational depth

subfoldersflat hierarchy

Organization with few levels

Family

subfolder

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