Finds folders in Drive that match a given name.
class DriveApp method .getFoldersByName()
DriveApp is the Apps Script service.
.getFoldersByName() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Locate the 2024 Reports folder across a messy Drive.
- Route new files into an existing folder by name.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on getFoldersByName. Write DriveApp.getFoldersByName(), not DriveApp.getFoldersByName or getFoldersByName by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like DriveApp.getFileById(id).getFoldersByName().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write DriveApp.getFoldersByName(), not DriveApp .getFoldersByName(), DriveApp.getFoldersByName (), or DriveApp . getFoldersByName().
- Wrong capitalization. Use DriveApp and getFoldersByName, not driveapp or getfoldersbyname.
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Related methods
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.getFilesByName()
Finds files in Drive that match a given name.
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.getFolderById()
Loads a Drive folder by its folder ID.
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.createFolder()
Creates a new folder in Drive.
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.searchFiles()
Searches Drive files using a query string.
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.getRootFolder()
Returns the top-level My Drive folder.
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