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  <p>Should I just have a single Volume called "uploads" and then create the subfolders within the craft dashboard via Assets?</p>
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<p>I think that's typically how people would set it up.  You might run into some edge-case synchronization issues with nested Volumes.</p>

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thanks, brad. I ended up downsizing my volumes from like 8 to 2. (Image Uploads,and PDFs). Much more manageable. I think at the time of making all the volumes I didn't realize you could create folders in the craft assets view.
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<p>I'm not sure if I've been using asset volumes correctly.</p>

<p>For each folder inside my <code>/uploads</code> directory, I've been creating a new volume. So they're all relative to <code>/uploads</code></p>

<p>I have volumes for things like blog, general, locations, brochures, etc.</p>

<p>so folder structure is like:</p>

<pre><code> - Uploads
    - general
    - blog
        - subfolder
    - locations
    - brochures
</code></pre>

<p>Should I just have a single Volume called "uploads" and then create the subfolders within the craft dashboard via Assets?</p>

<p>Is there a downside in creating a volume per folder?</p>

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When to create a new asset volume?
# When to create a new asset volume?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-15)

I'm not sure if I've been using asset volumes correctly.
For each folder inside my /uploads directory, I've been creating a new volume. So they're all relative to /uploads
I have volumes for things like blog, general, locations, brochures, etc.
so folder structure is like:
 - Uploads
    - general
    - blog
        - subfolder
    - locations
    - brochures

Should I just have a single Volume called "uploads" and then create the subfolders within the craft dashboard via Assets?
Is there a downside in creating a volume per folder?

**Tags:** assets, volumes

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-08-16. Score: 1

> Should I just have a single Volume called "uploads" and then create the subfolders within the craft dashboard via Assets?

I think that's typically how people would set it up. You might run into some edge-case synchronization issues with nested Volumes.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks, brad. I ended up downsizing my volumes from like 8 to 2. (Image Uploads,and PDFs). Much more manageable. I think at the time of making all the volumes I didn't realize you could create folders in the craft assets view.  

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