# Folders vs Documents

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**Created:** [March 10, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/folders-vs-documents/54506 "2025-03-10T21:11:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Piet\_Strydom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/piet_strydom/32/19269_2.png) [@Piet\_Strydom](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Piet_Strydom)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/folders-vs-documents/54506/1 "2025-03-10T21:11:37Z")

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There are often some questions about Coda’s lack of a folder structure.

Coda has several methods that are much better than a (hierarchical) structure. You can create a “King” document as Max from @Max_OBrien calls it,

> [@All Docs in one (1) Doc? | Any issues?](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/all-docs-in-one-1-doc-any-issues/30000):
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> Hello! I’d like to put all my docs, into one doc and make subpages instead of separate docs and folders. Then for permissions and view based pages, I would then create a separate Docs and cross doc the pertinent information. Are there any issues with this, tables, permissions, etc? Why would I do this? ) Current system of just added docs is too messy to me. 2.) Having one file system of sub pages is so much quicker to toggle through information. 3.) Docs are big clunky buttons to me so t…

OR you can make use of the Coda Pack called Coda Doc List.  
This will create a table in a doc, which you can sort, filter, capture metadata, create views, each one gives you an order of magnitude better functionality than the older, static, hierarchical folder structure.

> **[Coda Doc List Pack, extend Coda with Coda Doc List - Coda](https://coda.io/packs/coda-doc-list-1021)**
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> A comprehensive and interactive view of your Coda docs and their performance.

But the best way, is to re-imagine how you store your information. (This applies to where you use Coda like a wiki, hub, documentation tool or knowledge management system.)

In the Loom pasted below, I explain how I have used Coda to greatly reduce the number of folders and documents I use while working in an SAP environment. At the same time, I greatly reduce the redundancy of data by re-using data extensively. Obviously, this is a way that suits me, just about every person will have their own approach.

https://www.loom.com/embed/1ea62935bf14421487856c8281aa9a05?sid=c3bc78ca-df51-406f-a084-0984a37067c2

But, it’s just a ramble,  
Rambling Pete

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/system/32/24484_2.png) [@system](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/folders-vs-documents/54506/2 "2026-03-10T21:12:35Z")

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