Sharepoint Forms Folder

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_{Saturday, August 19, 2017 8:20 AM}

Hi,

Ive created a new Subsite and have copied some documents into the shared documents area. The folder contains a folder named forms but when I copy it to the root of the Shared Documents library it renames it as Forms(1). When I look in explorer view, it is indeed a hidden system file.

How can I get my forms folder to not conflict with this system one? My theory is I would have to create a folder under the Shared Folder and then move the files to that instead of it being in the root.

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_{Saturday, August 19, 2017 1:18 PM}

The Forms folder is used by SharePoint to store document templates and other things.  Its a reserved name.  You'll need to call your folder something other than Forms.  There is no need to copy that hidden folder anywhere else.

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