New Folder button in Windows 10?

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Windows 7 added a very handy "New Folder" button in the top toolbar of File Explorer. I can no longer see it in Windows 10. Or am I missing something obvious?

dotNET

Posted 2015-08-08T19:03:50.350

Reputation: 481

Answers

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You can get it like this:

  1. Go to a folder (e.g. your C:\ drive)
  2. Double click the "Home" ribbon in the explorer, this will expand it so you don't always have to expand it manually.
  3. There is your "New Folder" Button

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benjamin

Posted 2015-08-08T19:03:50.350

Reputation: 453

OMG. Can't believe I didn't see that. My Ribbon was minimized and I didn't realize that till I saw the screenshot above. Thanks for highlighting the obvious. :) – dotNET – 2015-08-09T06:02:06.543

I've never known there's such a button. I've always used Ctrl+Shift+N – phuclv – 2017-11-14T08:48:19.593

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By default, the "New Folder" button is shown in the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT).
The QAT includes a customizable drop-down menu that contains more commands.

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Nick Dandoulakis

Posted 2015-08-08T19:03:50.350

Reputation: 403

Thx. That's handy. – dotNET – 2015-11-30T10:49:21.780

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For those who prefer the keyboard, pressing Ctrl+Shift+N immediately creates a new folder in the one you're currently viewing.

Cristobal Mosqueira

Posted 2015-08-08T19:03:50.350

Reputation: 39

That's handy. thx. – dotNET – 2015-08-21T15:57:55.247

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Make sure you're on the Home tab of the Explorer window's ribbon. It shows there on mine. Make sure you actually are viewing something that can have a folder create and you have permissions. The ribbon might be collapsed. Look under the close button in the upper right of the window for a down arrow. If its there click it to open the ribbon.

Andy

Posted 2015-08-08T19:03:50.350

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Thanks for the info. Can't select more than one answer, but I'll at least vote it up. – dotNET – 2015-08-09T06:04:19.643

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You can also make the New Folder button remain prominently visible when the Home ribbon is open: Click the tiny arrow in the top right corner of the Explorer window (next to the Help icon) and select Expand the Ribbon.

Robert

Posted 2015-08-08T19:03:50.350

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2This has already been suggested by accepted answer. – Ramhound – 2017-10-23T20:47:28.553

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