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[Google Drive - Master Folders](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/google-drive?hsLang=en#google-drive-master-folders) # Google Drive - Master Folders: - Part I, Connecting Template Material Folders ## Google Drive - Master Folders:  - Part I, Connecting Template Material Folders Questions this article answers:  - How to create master folders? - How do the master folders get applied? - Can I apply my entire master folder to CounselMore? - **How do I apply the whole master folder and not just the contents?** ### **How to create master folders:** Master folders are created in Google Drive by you. These folders are the materials you wish to share with students. Making a 'Master' folder is creating a container for sets of documents you'd like to copy over at one time, usually by topic. #### **After you have created and connected your Google Drive and CounselMore accounts:** ### 1. To create a master folder, go to Google Drive, double click on your CounselMore folder, and then click "+New" at the top left. Create a folder titled "Master Folder." ### 2. From there, start to compile files into the master folder that you want to share with your student. ### 3. After you have done that, you have successfully created your Master Folder. --- ### **How to apply master folders:** **Navigate to a Student's File Tab to apply Master Folders** ### 1) Go to any Student Record \> Files Tab \> Menu \> And click Apply **Master Folders** ![applymasterfolder](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/applymasterfolder.png?width=670&height=192&name=applymasterfolder.png) ### 2) Check the box next to the desired **Master Folders** ![selectmasterfolder](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/selectmasterfolder.png?width=536&height=362&name=selectmasterfolder.png) ### 3) Click "Copy Selected **Master Folder**(s) A) ![masterfolders](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/masterfolders.png?width=670&height=256&name=masterfolders.png)   B) ![studentgd](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/studentgd.png?width=670&height=183&name=studentgd.png)   ``` Note: You'll notice the contents of the Master folders have been copied over to the student's Files tab and also exported to their Google Drive folder automatically.  ``` --- ### **How do I apply the whole Master folder so that a folder lands in the student's Google Drive folder & Files tab and not individual documents?** Create the folder that will be connected to your CounselMore account ***and*** create a folder ***inside*** of the connected folder, also known as a sub-folder. Inside the sub-folder, place the documents. When the Master folder is applied to the student's folder the ***contents*** of the connected folder will be applied to the student's folder. In this case the contents is a folder, that contains documents.  Because the student will now see a folder, consider what you name the folder because the audience of the connected folder is you, the counselor but the sub-folder audience is the student. --- In order to apply the entire master folder, go to the Google Drive Tab in CounselMore, then hit "Add New Master Folder." ![addmasterfloder](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/addmasterfloder.png?width=644&height=394&name=addmasterfloder.png)  Double click on Master Folders. 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