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title: "Project File Folders & Access from Project Pages"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/project-file-folders-access-from-project-pages"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-07-25T17:45:12.013Z"
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# Project File Folders & Access from Project Pages

## **🗃 Project File Folders & Access from Project Pages**  
 

Every project you create in Ontraccr automatically gets its own dedicated folder in the file storage system. These folders are designed to keep all project-related files in one organized place — and they’re easy to access from multiple entry points.

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## **🛠 How Project Folders Are Created**

-   When you create a new project in Ontraccr, a matching folder is automatically created inside the **Projects** folder of your division.
-   This happens instantly — no extra steps required.

📁 Example: If your division is called “Commercial,” and you create a project named “Warehouse Expansion,” you’ll see a folder for “Warehouse Expansion” inside Commercial > Projects.

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## **📍 Where to Access Project Folders**

There are **two ways** to access a project’s folder:

### 1\. From the **Projects Page**

Go to the **Projects** section

Click into any project

Navigate to the **Files** tab

✔ This shows you a pre-filtered view of the folder tied to that specific project

### 2\. From the **Documents → Files** Section

Go to **Documents** in the left-hand sidebar

Click **Files**

Open your division’s main folder

Navigate to the **Projects** folder inside

✔ You’ll see a list of all project folders under that division

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## **📂 Working With Project Files**

Once you're inside a project folder, you can:

-   Add new folders or upload files directly
-   Manage permissions for the entire project folder
-   Drill down to set view/edit access for specific subfolders or individual files

🧠 Note: File access depends on folder-level permissions. If a user doesn't have access to the main project folder, they won't see any of the files inside — even if they were granted access to a subfolder.

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## **🌐 File Visibility Consistency**

-   The contents shown in the **Files tab of a project** are the exact same as what you'd see from the file system — just pre-filtered to that project
-   This allows you to manage project documents from wherever is most convenient

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## 🧾 **Summary**

-   Ontraccr automatically creates a project folder when you create a new project
-   You can access project files either from the **Projects page** or the **Documents → Files** section
-   Folder-level permissions control who can see and access project content
-   All project-related files live in one place, ensuring a clear audit trail and consistent access