# New folder in PowerShell 5.1

**URL:** <https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489>\
**Category:** PowerShell Help\
**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489 "2021-09-07T23:19:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rockerrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rockerrb](https://forums.powershell.org/u/rockerrb)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489/1 "2021-09-07T23:19:38Z")

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how do I use PowerShell to create a new folder? Keep in mind that I am not a programmer.

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**Author:** ![Chen.Chen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/chen.chen/32/1689_2.png) [@Chen.Chen](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Chen.Chen)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489/2 "2021-09-08T03:25:17Z")

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Hello rockerrb,

you can use this cmdlet.

```auto
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Name "folder name" -Path "C:\"

```

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**Author:** ![dicey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@dicey](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dicey)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489/3 "2021-09-11T06:07:55Z")

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@rockerrb - A shorter way to do this is to use the `mkdir` function. Deep in its guts, `mkdir` still calls the `New-Item` cmdlet, but is hard coded to create directories (i.e., folders).

```powershell
mkdir A:\testDir;

```

_The semicolon at the end is my coding preference—it’s optional in PowerShell._

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**Author:** ![rockerrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rockerrb](https://forums.powershell.org/u/rockerrb)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489/4 "2021-09-11T22:42:38Z")

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tyvm for your reply. After about 3 hours and setting many restore points I got the problem narrowed down:  
It had something to do with IO Bit Uninstaller uninstalling Adobe Bridge, which i did have a legal subscription to. IO Bit Unistaller is free unless u want to upgrade to the pro version.

Like I said, took 3 hrs, but i finally got it narrowed down.

Thanks again,  
Ryan

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**Author:** ![dotnVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/new-folder-in-powershell-5-1/17489/5 "2024-05-16T20:21:37Z")

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