---
title: "Adding or Editing Backup Folders"
slug: "adding-or-editing-backup-folders-2"
tags: ["8.2", "Portal"]
updated: 2025-06-11T11:58:27Z
published: 2025-06-11T11:58:27Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/adding-or-editing-backup-folders-2"
---

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# Adding or Editing Backup Folders

You can create a backup folder for a user, or edit an existing folder.

**To add or edit a backup folder:**

1. Select **Folders > Backup Folders** in the navigation pane.  

The **Backup Folders** page opens, displaying all backup folders.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-M24WITAZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A33Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rXZxUNqLbRZuB%2BOZC42CxG5dxDv5ZAe1Q6Um6u50dAc%3D)
2. Either,
  - Add a new folder, click **New Folder**.  

The **New Backup Folder** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-W0L5HYKO.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A33Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rXZxUNqLbRZuB%2BOZC42CxG5dxDv5ZAe1Q6Um6u50dAc%3D)  

Or,
  - Edit an existing folder, click the folder's name.  

The folder window is displayed with the folder name as the window title.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-FL82W60R.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A33Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rXZxUNqLbRZuB%2BOZC42CxG5dxDv5ZAe1Q6Um6u50dAc%3D)
3. Complete the fields:  

**Folder Name** – A name for the folder.  

**Owner** – The user to own the folder. The owner controls access to the folder.  

**Folder Group** – A folder group for the folder. The drop-down list only displays the folders for the selected owner.  

**Device** (a read only value, when editing a backup folder) – The device that writes to this backup group.  

**Backup Extended Attributes** – Back up special file permissions and metadata.
4. Click **Save**.

The backup folder is created supporting a fixed block size.

          **Notes**

          

Backup folders created before CTERA Portal version 8.1.1417.17 were created supporting an average block size.

If the folder group specified for the folder is passphrase protected, the folder is also passphrase protected and access to the folder content, for example, by clicking ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-2K58L778.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A33Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rXZxUNqLbRZuB%2BOZC42CxG5dxDv5ZAe1Q6Um6u50dAc%3D), requires authentication.

          **Warning**

          

Do not change a passphrase on a folder that is passphrase protected. If you want to change the passphrase, change it for the folder group, as described in [Changing a Folder Group Passphrase](/v1/docs/changing-a-folder-group-passphrase-5).