# FolderData

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Represents full data of a folder in M-Files.

- **Full name:** `MFiles.FolderData`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/structs.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/structs.proto)

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## Fields

| Field | Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <a id="f-type"></a>`type` | [`FolderType`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Enums/MFiles.FolderType/index.md) | 1 | The type of the folder (eg. eftViewFolder). Values: `FOLDER_TYPE_UNKNOWN` (0), `FOLDER_TYPE_ANY_FOLDER` (1), `FOLDER_TYPE_VIEW_FOLDER` (2), `FOLDER_TYPE_PROPERTY_FOLDER` (3), `FOLDER_TYPE_TRADITIONAL_FOLDER` (4), `FOLDER_TYPE_SEARCH_FOLDER` (5), `FOLDER_TYPE_EXTERNAL_VIEW_FOLDER` (6). |
| <a id="f-data"></a>`data` | [`FolderDataUnion`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.FolderDataUnion/index.md) | 2 | Additional folder type -specific data as a union. |
| <a id="f-folder_location"></a>`folder_location` | [`FolderArray`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.FolderArray/index.md) | 3 | Array of folders describing the exact location of the folder. If null, the caller must resolve the location by walking the parent chain. |
| <a id="f-folder_location_name"></a>`folder_location_name` | `string` | 4 | The display name of the folder location. Describes the location (e.g. full path) rather than the actual name. Specified only if the location data is specified, too. |

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## Used by methods

- [IRPCViews.GetMultipleViews](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCViews/GetMultipleViews/index.md): Gets several views of external repositories in one call.
- [IRPCViews.GetView](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCViews/GetView/index.md): Gets one view of the calling user's view collection, or one external view, as folder data.

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## Used in fields

- [`GetViewResponse.putf8szview`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCViews/GetView/index.md#response): The view as [FolderData](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.FolderData/index.md).
- [`GetMultipleViewsResponse.putf8szviews`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCViews/GetMultipleViews/index.md#response): The views as [FolderData](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.FolderData/index.md).