# Folder Group Extraction

## What is Folder Group Extraction?

**A feature that gathers data extracted from individual pages into one folder and exports it as a single Excel file.** You can use this even when group extraction is difficult—such as when pages require login or can't be directly accessed by entering a URL.

For example, while regular public pages can be extracted through group extraction, **private pages that require login or can't be accessed via URL** cannot be extracted using regular group extraction. In these cases, you can extract data using the folder group extraction feature.

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**Common Use Cases**

* **Private pages ⇒ Folder group extraction**: Unlike public pages that Listly can visit directly (regular group extraction), Listly cannot visit private pages on your behalf. Therefore, you need to visit those pages yourself to extract data, then group them together for extraction.
* [**Tabs Extraction**](/getting-started/extension-features/tabs-parts.md): Automatically collect and extract data extracted simultaneously from multiple tabs into a folder.
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**Quick Start** 

➡️ Extract data manually ➡️ Create folder group ➡️ Move extracted data to folder ➡️ Download folder group
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### Log in and extract the first page.

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### Extract the second, third, fourth... pages one at a time until you reach your desired page.

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### Click <mark style="color:red;">Folder List</mark> → <mark style="color:red;">Add</mark> to create a new folder.

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### Select the data you just extracted and click <mark style="color:red;">Move</mark> to transfer it to the newly created folder.

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### Open one of the extracted results.

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### Change the <mark style="color:red;">Current URL</mark> option to <mark style="color:red;">Folder Group</mark>.

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### Select your desired folder, then click the <mark style="color:red;">Excel</mark> button to download.

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**Important Notes**

* If tasks with **different structures** are mixed together, **the Excel file will not be generated correctly**. All tasks within a folder must have the **same structure**.
* Folders can be used not only for downloads but also for **organizing your Databoard**.
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