Creates a new folder in Drive.
class DriveApp method .createFolder()
DriveApp is the Apps Script service.
.createFolder() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Make a new client folder when a deal closes.
- Keep uploads organized by month or project automatically.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on createFolder. Write DriveApp.createFolder(), not DriveApp.createFolder or createFolder by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like DriveApp.getFileById(id).createFolder().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write DriveApp.createFolder(), not DriveApp .createFolder(), DriveApp.createFolder (), or DriveApp . createFolder().
- Wrong capitalization. Use DriveApp and createFolder, not driveapp or createfolder.
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Related methods
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.createFile()
Creates a new file in Drive from a name and content.
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.addFile()
Moves a file into a folder.
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.getFolderById()
Loads a Drive folder by its folder ID.
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.getFoldersByName()
Finds folders in Drive that match a given name.
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.makeCopy()
Creates a duplicate of a file in Drive.
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