subfolder

noun

sub·​fold·​er ˈsəb-ˌfōl-dər 

variants or less commonly sub-folder

plural subfolders also sub-folders

: an organizational folder on a computer that is located within another folder

… employed a zealous manager … who maintained the computer's files in a meticulous network of folders and subfolders that neatly laid out the group's organizational structure and strategic concerns.

—Alan Cullison

Examples of subfolder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Within that folder, subfolders can be created for each essay topic for that school, along with one folder for all other documents for that school. —Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

Then, move on to organizing projects, such as creating digital photo albums or subfolders for your emails or desktop. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025

Cleanup Tools > Archive, then hit Archive this folder and all subfolders. —Kim Komando, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025

Creating folders and subfolders to organize your files is straightforward. —PCMAG, 30 May 2024

The function in the Spreader component used to iterate subfolders. —Ryan Waniata, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023

For example, if a general folder in your organization’s cloud contains multiple subfolders, some of which are protected, that seems safe. —Sundaram Lakshmanan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023

To stow it away as a subfolder in the CIO’s portfolio is a mistake, and excluding CSOs from top-level discussions is a risk in and of itself. —Endre Walls, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022

Each time a photograph is taken from a new perspective, a boundary cell may create a new subfolder to save those images. —Tino Delamerced, STAT, 10 Mar. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subfolder

• beholder
• bondholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• shareholder
• slaveholder
• smallholder