Organize and move projects in your Drive workspace

Keep your workspace tidy and your team organized by using folders and project management tools in Descript. This guide walks you through how to organize projects with folders, move them between drives and workspaces, and access helpful tools like rename, duplicate, and project sharing optionsā€”all directly from the Drive view.

Keep your Drive organized with folders

Use folders to organize your Descript projects by client, show, campaign, or however you work best. Folders make it easy to group related work and keep your Drive workspace clean and easy to navigate.

Create a folder

  1. From the Drive View, select the Drive workspace tab in the left sidebar.
  2. Click the New folder button in the top-right corner of the window.
  3. Name your folder and click Create Folder.

Move projects into a folder

  1. Click the three-dot menu next to the project you want to move.
  2. Select Move to and choose the destination folder.

Rename or delete a folder

  1. Click the three-dot menu next to the folderā€™s name.
  2. Select Rename or Delete.
Deleting folders

You must move or delete all projects inside a folder before you can delete the folder itself.

Star a folder to pin it to the sidebar

Click the star icon next to a folder name to pin it to the sidebar. Starred folders give you quick access to your most-used folders.

Move Projects and Folders in Your Drive

You can move projects and folders between locations within your Drive or Private workspace, depending on your role and access level.

Who can move what ā€” and how it affects access
  • Drive owners and Editors can move projects and folders within the Drive workspace.
  • Basic members can only move items within their own Drive and Private workspace. They cannot move projects from the Private workspace to the Drive workspace.
  • Note: Folders cannot be moved into a Private workspace or between Drives.

Moving a project to your Private workspace removes access for other Drive members. Learn more about roles and permissions

Move a project from the Drive view

  1. Right-click on the project, or click the More menu (three dots) next to its name.
  2. Select Move toā€¦ from the menu.
  3. Choose the new destination.
  4. Click Move.

GIF showing how to move a project from the Drive view.

Move a project from the project editor

  1. In an open project, click the File menu in the top left corner.
  2. Select File > Moveā€¦

GIF showing how to move a project from within the project editor.

Move multiple projects at once

  1. Select the Drive workspace tab from the left sidebar
  2. Each project will have a checkbox to the left of the project name. To select a range of consecutive projects, click the checkbox for the first project in the range, hold Shift, and click the last project's checkbox
  3. Click the move icon or use the three-dot menu to the right and choose Move toā€¦.
  4. Choose the destination and click Move.

GIF showing how to move multiple projects at once.

Project actions menu

To access project actions, hover over a project and click the Project options button options button on the right. Alternatively, click the checkbox next to a projectā€™s name and choose from the available options.

Project options menu

  • Remove download: Free up disk space by removing locally stored source files.
  • Rename project: Change the name of a project.
  • Duplicate project: Create a duplicate of your project on the same Drive.
  • Move toā€¦: Move the project to a different folder or Drive.
  • Copy project link: Generate a shareable link to your project.
  • Project access: Manage who can view or edit the project.

Tips and Best Practices

  • Create folders for each team, show, campaign, or client.
  • Use the Private workspace for drafts, experiments, or personal content.
  • Use the Drive workspace for shared work with team members.
  • Move older or inactive projects into an ā€œArchiveā€ folder to reduce clutter.