What does turning a folder on or off mean?

[Greg Ayling]

I was trying to get my head around the new folder capability in Confluence. The documentation mentioned turning them on or off, but did not explain what that meant. Can anyone give details?

[Alex Ortiz]

@Greg Ayling 

I'm assuming you are refering to: https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/use-folders-to-organize-your-work/

So, basically, this means that there is a NEW functionality being rolled out by Atlassian.

You have the ability to create folders in your confluence space.  These folders just organize your pages.

What the documentation is stating though is that as a space admin, you can completely turn off that feature for your space.  So that means that no users in that space would be able to use folders.  Or you can just leave it on as having it on appears to be the default.

Makes sense?