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<H1>Creating virtual folders</H1>
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Virtual folders are folders that exist only in the Eclipse workspace tree.
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<P>To create a virtual folder:
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<li>In one of the navigation views, right-click the project or folder
where you want to create the virtual folder.</li>
<li>From the pop-up menu, select
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.newWizard(newWizardId=org.eclipse.ui.wizards.new.folder)")'>
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<b>New &gt; Folder</b></a>.</li>
<li>Specify the name of the folder as it will appear in the workbench. This
name can be different from the name of the folder in the file system.</li>
<li>Click <b>Advanced</b>.</li>
<li>Select <b>Folder is not located in the file system (Virtual Folder)</b>.</li>
<li>Click <b>Finish</b>.</li>
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<P><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" ><br>
<a href="tasks-42.htm">Creating a project</a><br>
<a href="tasks-44.htm">Creating a file</a><br>
<a href="tasks-43.htm">Creating a folder</a><br>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related references" >
<br><a href="../reference/ref-38.htm">New Folder wizard</a>
<br><a href="../reference/ref-39.htm">New File wizard</a>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related Concepts" >
<br><a href="../concepts/virtualfolders.htm">Virtual Folders</a>
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