Frequency Questions and Answers about Auto Create folders and files on Google Drive.
Auto Create Folders and Files (AC2F) on Google Drive is a Google Sheet Add-ons. It offers the easiest way to create and manage folders and files on Google Drive. From your Google Sheets, you can auto create folders and files as the structure as you want.
AC2F aims to remove the boring tasks when users create folders and files that have the similar structure.
Below are some examples:
Assume that you are a teacher who manages 20 classes with over 500 students.
As a teacher, you need to create a profile for each student. Assume that each student profile will have a structure as pictured below:
It may take half of the weeks if you create every new profile manually. More importantly, It’s a boring task to copy and paste and input information.
AC2F helps you to solve this issue. For instance, AC2F offers to create the whole profile of each student as structured as above in only one click.
The AC2F add-ons are listed on Google Workspace. It’s a safe application as verified by Google.
Click here to go to step-by-step instructions to install and use this application.
The AC2F currently is a free application. However, you need to get your own license key. As soon as you install the add-ons, then click to “Download template”, a sign up form will pop-up. You need to submit the form, you then will receive an email with an active license key.
You only need to sign up once. After receiving the key, you can use all features of the application.
Currently, You can run AC2F in three modes. They’re Mode1, Mode2, Mode3. The below picture shows AC2F’s menu.
Each mode offers users a different structure of folders and files when running the add-ons.
When using mode1, you can create a parent folder which contains multiple child folders and multiple files. You have an option to include or exclude the files in parent folders.
When using mode1, your Google sheet will similar like the screenshot below:
The visualized picture below shows the structure of folders and files in Mode1.
When using mode2, you can create a parent folder which contains multiple files. You have an option to include or exclude the files in parent folders.
When using mode 1, your Google sheet will similar like the screenshot below:
The visualized picture below shows the structure of folders and files in Mode2.
When using mode3, you can create a parent folder which contains 01 child folder and multiple files. You have an option to include or exclude the files in parent folders.
When using mode 3, your Google sheet will similar like the screenshot below:
The visualized picture below shows the structure of folders and files in Mode3.
Yes. One of the most important features that AC2F offers users is to manage all information about folders and files in one place.
As soon as you created AC2F to create folders and files, all information about folders and files are saved in the Output sheet.
From the Output sheet, you can easily access folders and files. You also filter the information by name or by type such as folder, file, name.
If you are teammate style, You will love AC2F as the email of owner folder and files is listed on Output sheet.
Below is the screenshot of Output sheet.
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