How can I effectively organize my files in Shopify?

[Grubbybub]

Is there a way to organise your files in Shopify? 

I can see, edit and scroll through my files, and can add 'views' - but cannot add any files to these views. 

What is 'views' in files for? Is there some way to organise uploaded files into folders in Shopify?

I spend so long searching through uploaded images to find what i need - it would be so much simpler if i was able to organise them properly!

[Stacy_Zhuk]

Hello @Bob_Meyer,

Yes, Shopify has some limitations in sorting images and selecting them from the entire list on a particular page. But they remain sorted in the same order as in the Files section of yourshopifystore.com//admin/settings/files when you try to add an image to the page.
You can somehow adjust it to suit the needs - sort by date or by name, and then edit a specific page and choose an image.

[Bob_Meyer]

Hi Stacy,

Well, I tried that before I wrote it.  I re-organized my photos in
Files, went the the website editor after refreshing the screen and all
that, and there was absolutely no effect on the order of the photos
available to use.

Bob

[StanJewellery]

guys, all of you just need a normal digital asset management cloud software that is integrated with Shopify. here's a list of just a few https://www.capterra.com/digital-asset-management-software/ 

[Carlo_Hive365]

Thanks but you are stating the very obvious @StanJewellery ......... maybe you didnt bother reading the posts by @Bob_Meyer and @CharmingOrange ? Cloud file mgmt software - and good file mgmt habits (as per others suggestions) - can only part-solve this issue for most of us time-poor merchants.

[StanJewellery]

why only part-solve?

[Carlo_Hive365]

OK its confirmed, you didnt bother to read the thread in this discussion 🙄

[rocket77]

I'm new to Shopify and am getting along just fine. I just now discovered that there is no way to add folders to be able to organize my files and content. SERIOUSLY, Shopify? I would by a 3rd party app if there is one.

[Gubb]

mid 2024 and still no folders...
Asking the chat is also funny. First it suggested using tags to sort images, then it said tagging images is not possible.

[Craftware]

Hi Gubb,

I developed
https://apps.shopify.com/simple-file-manager
<>
to
allow folder creation and maintenance. It has a 2 week trial. Mind giving
it a shot to see if it supports what you are looking for?

I’m happy to chat more if you believe there are things that could be
done differently.

[Craftware]

Following up on this, I've posted a couple of tutorials on how to use the app.

https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-apps/can-organizing-a-massive-shopify-file-library-into-fold...

https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-apps/update-product-media-in-a-jiffy-with-simple-file-manage...

[sobbingunicorn]

OMG -- me also in 2024 discovering this.  What the ffffff....  Shopify are you kidding me?

[shopbyarianna]

Hi,
I want to create folders in the "admin > settings > files" section for better handling of my files such as one for slideshow images, second for product ones, ...
Is it possible?

[Venger]

I am also looking to do this if possible. I appreciate Shopify is more of a build tool, but being able to create folders would be really helpful. Is there any work being done on this? Thanks. )

[CristianB]

Shopify needs a media manager . It is so weird that there isn't any. This is a very basic feature. Unless you have only a few media files you can get very disorganized quickly. Folders and subfolders and Tagging of files is urgently needed