This article explains how to copy the structure of folders in Team Folders and Secured Folders. With the AODocs Smartbar installed, you can do this in Google Drive.

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Copy the folder structure

1. Open a Team Folder or Secured Folder in Google Drive.

2. Hover your cursor over the folder you want to copy. 

3. Click the button Copy folder structure.

Important: If a library administrator has configured the library so only administrators can modify the folder structure, the Copy folder structure button isn't available unless you're a library administrator. Learn more:  Define who can modify the folder structure.

4. A dialog opens. You can choose a name for the new folder.

5. Click Copy structure.

What happens during the copy?

This copy operation:

• copies the source folder and all its subfolders, at the same location as the source folder
• doesn't copy any documents located in the source folder and subfolders – it copies only the folder structure
• is limited to a structure of 200 folders maximum – if you try to copy more than 200 folders, an error message is displayed and you can't start the copy
• copies only the folders to which you have access – it ignores the folders that you can't see (these folders aren't counted in the limit of 200 folders)
• ignores the existing permissions of the source folder tree – the new folders created by the copy operation have the same sharing permissions as the parent folder where they are created