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title: "Convert a Folder to a Data Room"
lang: en
canonical_url: https://www.peony.ink/docs/getting-started/convert-a-folder-to-a-data-room
description: "Turn a regular folder in Peony, such as the copy you get from Duplicate, into a data room you can share with groups and links. Step by step."
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A folder and a data room hold the same files, but only a data room can be shared with groups and links. When you [duplicate a data room](https://www.peony.ink/docs/getting-started/duplicate-a-data-room), the copy arrives as a **folder**, so converting it is the step that makes it a room again.

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## Steps

1. Go to where the folder lives (for example your team space). The label under its name says **Folder**, where a data room says **Data room**.
2. Open the folder's **…** menu and choose **Convert to data room**.

   ![The … menu of a folder named Project Falcon (Copy), with Convert to data room highlighted below Duplicate](https://www.peony.ink/docs/convert-a-folder-to-a-data-room/menu-convert-to-data-room.png)

3. Rename it from the same menu if you want a different name.
4. Set up its **Permissions**: groups, links, NDA and security settings. See [Share a data room link](https://www.peony.ink/docs/getting-started/share-a-data-room-link).

## Common Questions

#### How do I turn a folder into a data room?

Open the folder's **…** menu and choose **Convert to data room**. Then rename it if you like and set up its **Permissions**.

#### Why is my duplicated room a folder and not a data room?

By default a copy made with **Duplicate** is a regular folder. Convert it with the **…** menu's **Convert to data room** option.

## Related

- [Duplicate a data room](https://www.peony.ink/docs/getting-started/duplicate-a-data-room)
- [Share a data room link](https://www.peony.ink/docs/getting-started/share-a-data-room-link)
- [Upload, move & organize files](https://www.peony.ink/docs/getting-started/upload-and-organize-files)

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