How to create and use folders in the Voice Memos app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Check out the easy steps to create, use, and manage folders in the Voice Memos app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to better organize your voice recordings.

Create Folders in Voice Memos iPad

The ability to use folders in Voice Memos means you don’t have to rely solely on a naming convention to keep your recordings organized. If you take tons of audio recordings, putting them in proper folders is something you must know about.

Note: If you use iCloud for Voice Memos, the folder you create and changes you make on one device will sync to all your other Apple devices.

Create a folder in the Voice Memos app

1) Open Apple’s Voice Memos app.

2) On the iPhone, tap the arrow on the top left. On iPad & Mac, tap or click the sidebar button from the top left corner.

3) Depending on the device, here, you’ll see a section for All Recordings, Favorites, Watch Recordings, and Recently Deleted. At the bottom right, tap or click the New Folder icon.

4) Give your folder a name and hit Save.

Create Folder Voice Memos iPad

Your new folder will show up in the My Folders section of the menu. You can continue creating new folders the same way or jump into moving your recordings.

Move a group of recordings to a folder

To get a head start on organizing your Voice Memos, you can move them to folders in bulk on iPhone and iPad. Sadly, this doesn’t work on Mac.

1) Tap Edit at the top of your recordings list.

2) Select the recordings you want to file and tap the share button at the bottom.

Tap Edit, select recordings and hit share icon in Voice Memos app

3) Tap Move to Filder and pick an existing folder (or tap the new folder icon to create a new one).

Move voice recordings to another folder on iPhone

Move individual and new recordings

If you want to move an individual recording on iOS, swipe from right to left, tap the folder icon, and pick the folder. On Mac, drag a recording to the folder.

For new recordings, you can select a folder and then record your memo. This way, your new recording will already be in the folder you want.

Edit folders in Voice Memos

You can rename, delete, and rearrange your folders in Voice Memos.

On iPhone or iPad

Head to the folder list using the arrow on your iPhone or the sidebar button on your iPad and tap Edit at the top. Then, do one of the following:

  • To rename a folder, tap the actions icon (three dots) and select Rename. Type in the new name and tap Save.
  • To delete a folder, tap the minus sign and then the trash can, or tap the actions icon and select Delete.
  • To rearrange folders, tap and drag using the three lines to the right of the folder, then release.
Edit Folder Voice Memos iPad

On Mac

Right-click a folder and pick Rename Folder or Delete Folder. To rearrange folders, just drag and drop them in the order you wish.

Voice Memos Folder Actions on Mac

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