virtual folder

A virtual folder is an IS folder that does not exist. Because WorkForce Desktop allows users to assign multilevel names to folders, a user can assign a name like /aaaa/bbbb to a folder without first creating the /aaaa folder. This nonexistent folder /aaaa is a virtual folder. To build the folder tree, IDM Desktop displays virtual folders as needed to complete all paths to subfolders.

A virtual folder has no properties, cannot contain documents, but always has at least one subfolder. You can create subfolders below a virtual folder.