# Team folders

Each team in a workspace gets its own folder, its own members and an optional storage budget.

Team folders split a [workspace](https://tarkle.com/help/getting-started/what-is-a-tarkle-workspace) into teams. Each team has its own folder, its own members and, if you want, a storage budget. Use them when groups in one workspace work on different things, such as Marketing, Finance or one team per project. Team folders are available on Pro and Agency. See [plans and prices](/pricing) for what each plan costs.

## What a team includes

Every team gets three protected folders when it is created: a main folder, an Uploaded folder and a Received folder. To open the main folder, choose **See folder** in the team's row menu. On the Files page, when you select several items to delete or move to the bin, Tarkle skips team folders and tells you they are protected.

Each team has an access setting. **Everyone** shares the team with the whole workspace. **Members only** limits it to the workspace members you select.

The storage budget is optional. A budget is set aside from the workspace's storage, so the storage left for the rest of the workspace goes down by the same amount. Files in a team's folders count toward that team's storage used. To see how budgets add up, read [how team storage works in Tarkle](https://tarkle.com/help/storage/how-team-storage-works-in-tarkle).

The Team folders page shows a **Team usage** card with the storage the teams have used, the total reserved, the percentage used and the storage still available. The table lists each team with its used storage, its budget and who it is assigned to. The **Transfers** and **Requests** cards show the totals and the count for the last 30 days.

## Create a team

Only Owners and Admins of the workspace can create a team. For other members, **New team** is disabled.

1. Open [Team folders](/dashboard/team) in your workspace.
2. Click **New team**.
3. Enter a **Name** of up to 120 characters.
4. Click **Icon** and pick an icon and a colour.
5. Add a **Description** of up to 120 characters, or click the wand icon to write one with AI.
6. Enter a **Budget** in GB or TB, or leave it empty for no limit.
7. Choose **Access**: **Members only** or **Everyone**. With **Members only**, select the people under **Team members**.
8. Click **Create team**.

The Budget field shows how much storage is still available to allocate. A budget above that amount is refused, so lower it or leave the field empty. A team without a budget shows Unlimited in the table.

Note: If AI is not included in your plan, the wand opens the upgrade dialog instead of writing a description.

## Change a team's storage

1. Click **Assign storage** above the team table, or open a team's row menu and choose **Assign storage**.
2. Choose the team in the **Team** field.
3. Enter the **Budget** in GB or TB.
4. Check the **Current**, **After this change** and **Workspace storage left** rows.
5. Click **Assign**.

**Assign storage** stays disabled until the workspace has at least one team. A budget above the storage left in your workspace is refused, and a budget cannot go below what the team has already used.

## Edit or delete a team

Open a team's row menu to see its actions: **Open team**, **See folder**, **Edit**, **Assign storage** and **Delete**. **Edit** opens the Edit team form, and **Save changes** keeps what you changed.

To delete a team, choose **Delete** in its row menu and then click **Delete team** in the confirmation. Deleting releases the team's storage budget and removes team access. Files and folders stay and go back to workspace storage.

## Who can use Team folders

Team folders are on Pro and Agency, and Agency includes everything in Pro. On Free, opening Team folders shows the upgrade dialog, and creating a team is refused. Free is for one person. The [plans and prices](/pricing) page lists the monthly and yearly prices.

The people you add to a team are members of the workspace. To invite someone, use [Members](/dashboard/settings/members). The roles a member can have are explained in [Team roles](https://tarkle.com/features/roles-and-permissions).

## What happens next

After you create a team, it appears in the team table with its access and budget. Choose **Open team** in its row menu to open the team and its folders.

## Related articles

- [File and folder management in Tarkle](https://tarkle.com/help/storage/file-and-folder-management-in-tarkle)
- [Assign storage to teams and clients](https://tarkle.com/features/team-storage-for-teams-and-clients)
- [Team folders feature](https://tarkle.com/features/team-folders)

Source: https://tarkle.com/help/team-and-clients/team-folders