How to use Mode 04 of Auto create folders and Files add-ons

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July 04, 2023

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How to use Mode 04 of Auto create folders and Files add-ons

This is a guideline of using Mode 04 of Auto Create folder and files Google Sheets add-ons. The add-ons provide a way to Automate Folder Creation, File Generation, and Text Replacement in Google Drive from Google Sheets. Free to download it from Google Workspace Marketplace or get started with a guide on How to Auto Create Folder and File on Google Drive

What Mode 04 can do with a single click:

Automatically creates up to 30 new folders in Google Drive.
The new folders are located within the existing parent folder.
Uses prefixes and numbers to name the new folders, for example: “Folder 1”, “Folder 2”, “Folder 3”, and so on.
Store All information about the new folders in a single tab. This information includes name, creation date, links and creators.

User-defined options

Folder prefixes are used to name the new folders. For example, if the prefix value is set as ‘Day’ and the number of days is 1 to 5, the new folders will be named as Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5.
Location of the existing Parent Folder.
The number of folders to create. One or More. But it must be less than 30.

Define these options by inputting them into Google Sheets. Define the parent folder structure once, then repeat to create it with a single click.

The template file is identified by its unique file ID. If you are unfamiliar with File ID and Folder ID in Google Drive, click here to learn more what is meaning of File ID and Folder ID in Google Drive

See the image below to have an overview of Mode 04.

Mode 04 - Auto create folder and files add-ons - overview

Input in Google Sheets

Your input in Google Sheets is describe as below:

Output in Google Drive

With above input, after click to Mode 04, we will have an output in Google Drive as below:

Output in Google Sheets

Below is the output in Google Sheets after clicking to Mode 04.

Limitations

The maximum number of new children folders are 30.
The location of the root/parent folder is defined by the user’s preference.
All information about the new parent folder, new children folders and new files are - stored in a single Tab. These information include folder name, file name, created date, link to folder, link to file, file or folder creator.

How to navigate to Mode 04

From your Google Sheets, navigate to Mode 04 as guide below:

Extension => Auto Create folder and Files => Free => Mode04

It is recommended that you should download the add-ons and watch the video tutorial for more detail. The above instructions are just an example that help you have a first look of how Mode 04 works.