# Use Folders

In OORT Storage, buckets and objects are the primary resources, and objects are stored in buckets. OORT Storage has a flat structure instead of a hierarchy like you would see in a file system. However, for the sake of organizational simplicity, the OORT Storage console supports the *folder* concept as a means of grouping objects. It does this by using a shared name prefix for objects (that is, objects have names that begin with a common string). Object names are also referred to as *key names*.

For example, you can create a folder on the console named `photos` and store an object named `myphoto.jpg` in it. The object is then stored with the key name `photos/myphoto.jpg`, where `photos/` is the prefix.

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* If you have three objects in your bucket—`logs/date1.txt`, `logs/date2.txt`, and `logs/date3.txt`—the console will show a folder named `logs`. If you open the folder in the console, you will see three objects: `date1.txt`, `date2.txt`, and `date3.txt`.
* If you have an object named `photos/2017/example.jpg`, the console will show you a folder named `photos` containing the folder `2017`. The folder `2017` will contain the object `example.jpg`.

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You can have folders within folders, but not buckets within buckets. You can upload objects directly into a folder. Folders can be created, deleted, and made public, but they cannot be renamed. Objects can be copied from one folder to another.

## Create a folder <a href="#create-folder" id="create-folder"></a>

-> Sign in to the [OORT Console](https://console.oortech.com).

-> In the **`Buckets`** list, choose the name of the bucket that you want to create a folder in.

-> Click **`Create folder`**.

-> Enter a name for the folder (for example, `favorite-pics`). Then click **`Create folder`**.

## Delete a folder <a href="#delete-folders" id="delete-folders"></a>

-> Sign in to the [OORT Console](https://console.oortech.com).

-> In the **`Buckets`** list, choose the bucket that you want to delete folders from.

-> In the **`Objects`**&#x6C;ist, select the check box next to the folders and objects that you want to delete.

-> Click **`Delete`**.

-> On the **`Delete objects`** page, verify that the names of the folders you selected for deletion are listed.

-> In the **`Delete objects`** box, enter `delete`, and click **`Delete objects`**.