Folders are for browse, not for filing
The best folder structures act like a shop floor plan: broad enough that a new person can guess where to look, shallow enough that nothing is more than two clicks away. If you need five nested folders to find a deck, search will be faster.
Three folder designs that work
- By motion — Pitches, QBRs, Enablement, Product launches.
- By owner — Sales, Marketing, Product, Leadership.
- By lifecycle — Drafts, Approved, Archive.
Combine folders with tags
Use folders for the big bucket and tags for the fine details. A deck can live in one folder but carry multiple tags, so you do not have to choose between browseability and precision.