# Organize ads into folders

> Group generated ads by campaign, test or client, download a whole folder as a ZIP, and share one with a read-only link.

Folders group ads. One per campaign, one per test, one per client, whatever suits how you work. An ad can sit in several folders at once, and adding it to one does not move it out of **All ads**.

Folders live in the left rail under **Ad library**, beneath **All ads**.

## Create a folder

1. **Open the new folder form**

   Select **New folder** next to **Folders** in the rail.

2. **Name it and pick a color**

   Type a **Name** (the placeholder suggests "Q2 winners") and choose a **Color**: blue, green, yellow, red, purple or orange. The color is the dot you see in the rail, so it is what makes a folder findable once you have a few.

3. **Select **Create folder****

   The folder appears in the rail straight away.

To nest folders, open a top-level folder's menu (**Folder actions**) and choose **Create sub-folder**. Only top-level folders offer it; a sub-folder cannot hold sub-folders of its own.

## Add ads to a folder

Use **Save to folders** on an ad card, inside an open ad, or in the selection bar when you have ticked several ads. Tick the folders you want and confirm with **Save to folders**. **New folder** at the bottom of that picker creates one without leaving what you are doing.

Inside a folder that has sub-folders, you can also drag an ad card onto a sub-folder card to file it there.

## Work with a folder

The **Folder actions** menu on a folder holds the rest.

| Action                  | What it does                                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Download all as ZIP** | Downloads every ad saved directly in the folder, ignoring any filters you have on. The open folder view has the same control as **Download folder**. |
| **Create sub-folder**   | Adds a folder inside this one. Top-level folders only.                                                                                               |
| **Rename**              | Changes the name.                                                                                                                                    |
| **Change color**        | Changes the dot in the rail.                                                                                                                         |
| **Share**               | Creates a public link and copies it. See below.                                                                                                      |
| **Manage share link**   | Appears once a link exists. Copy it again or stop sharing.                                                                                           |
| **Delete folder**       | Removes the grouping. The ads stay in **All ads**.                                                                                                   |

Drag folders in the rail to reorder them.

## Share a folder

**Share** creates a link that anyone can open without signing in to Sellify. The shared page is read-only, and the link is copied to your clipboard as soon as it is generated. This is how you send work to a client or a colleague who does not have an account.

Once a link exists, **Manage share link** appears in the menu. That dialog shows the URL with **Copy**, and **Stop sharing** switches the link off.

> **A share link works for anyone who has it**
>
> There is no password and no sign-in. Treat the link like a public address, and use **Stop sharing** when the work is done.

Sharing is per folder. A single generated ad has no share link of its own; put it in a folder by itself and share that, or download the image. See [Can I share an ad outside Sellify?](https://sellify.ai/docs/create-ads/faq/can-i-share-an-ad-outside-sellify)

## Delete a folder

Deleting a folder removes the grouping, not the ads. The confirmation says so: the ads it contained stay in **All ads**, only the folder grouping is removed.

Deleting a top-level folder also deletes its sub-folders. The ads in those survive too.

## If something is not right

### I deleted a folder and want to know if I lost the ads

**Why this happens:** you did not. Folders are only a grouping. Deleting one never deletes the ads inside it.

**What to do:** open **All ads**. Everything that was in the folder is still there. You will need to rebuild the grouping itself.

### Someone cannot open my share link

**Why this happens:** the link was stopped, or the folder was deleted.

**What to do:** open the folder's menu. If it shows **Share** but no **Manage share link**, the old link is dead. Generate a new one and send that.

### An ad is missing from a folder

**Why this happens:** it was deleted from the library, which removes it from every folder it was in.

**What to do:** open **All ads**, go to **Recently deleted**, and select **Restore**. Restoring puts it back in the folders it was in.

## Related

[Find, review and download your ads](https://sellify.ai/docs/create-ads/library-and-downloads) · [Edit an ad](https://sellify.ai/docs/create-ads/edit-an-ad) · [Can I use my Sellify ads in a campaign?](https://sellify.ai/docs/facebook-ads-manager/faq/can-i-use-my-image-ads-in-a-campaign)