Add New Disk, Folder or Group

You can add to the current Catalog the entire disk or a separate folder or a group that includes disks and folders.

To add a group use the Edit | Add Group menu item. After you added a new group, you can add disks or folders in it. It is also possible to create multiple sub-groups within a group. To add a new disk or folder to an existing group, you just need to select the group before adding new items. You can also use drag-and-drop to re-organize items (disks, folders and groups).

To add a new disk, select Edit | Add Disk. Dialog window will list all disks (and of all types, floppy disks, DVD, CD and other) in your system, including the network ones. Select the disk you want to add and click OK. Advanced File Organizer will scan this disk and add the information about it to your current catalog. To add a disk to a specific group, select the group before adding the disk.

'Scan only for folders' option changes the scan mode. It is possible to scan disk for files and folders or for folders only. To bring up the context menu, right-click the disk name displayed in the left-hand part of the main window. Select 'Store Only Folders' to change the current scan mode. The 'Store Only Folders' item is marked if the current scan mode is 'for folders only'.

To add an individual folder use the Edit | Add Folder menu item. In the dialog window select the folder you want to add. To add a folder to a specific group, select that group before adding the folder.

By default, Advanced File Organizer uses the disk serial number to name the disk, and location to name the folders. But you can change these names. See Renaming Disks, Folders and Groups for details.