How to create a folder in Github repository online

If don’t have access to Git command line or Github Desktop app, you can still create a folder using Github Website. Here is how you can do that.

1. Open the Github repository in which you want to add a folder.

2. Click on add file button.

3. Click on create new file option.

4. Type the folder name on the text box that appears

5. Add a / (forward slash) at the end of the folder name. A new text box should appear after your folder name.

6. Type a file name together with a filename extension on this new text box.

7. Scroll to the bottom and click the commit button.

Important Notes

1. You cannot create an empty folder on Github website.
2. You cannot add, commit or push an empty folder even if you are using Git or Github Desktop app.
3. Git keeps track of files and their locations in folders. So if a folder is empty, Git ignores it until you add a file inside it.