Hi everyone! I’m c4tlover123468, a noob developer <3
I am trying to learn more organised building habits, and I was wondering if there was any disadvantages/advantages to using models or folders (ik this is kinda a stupid question lol, im very sorry about that). What do you prefer to use, and why? Thank you! 
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Models for, if you want to move it as a model.
Folders for organization.
Use to what your preference decides 
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Hi there!
So the way I improved my organization in studio was by creating models and then naming them. It’s also much easier for a programmer that you’re working with because they can go through the Explorer much faster.
Regarding folders, I’m no programmer but @ChiefWildin can probably speak on it more as he is working with me to develop a game, and we do use folders.
Hope this helps and good luck!
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I should clarify this, what I meant was if you’re using folders for anything related to programming lol.
Otherwise yeah purely organizational.
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Well Model is useful for many things, basically to group things, self explanatory.
Example of models
As you can see in the Gif below, when this church isnt selected, I have to drag the box over the whole thing and might even select things behind accidentally.
https://gyazo.com/42c030b6f3067961180a931412aba35d
Now, below you see how easy it is with the church grouped
https://gyazo.com/7fae329d86ab3d5126e063a265358866
Folder
I use the folder to organize everything.
Say I have this village https://gyazo.com/6eb78c2847eebff7bf28207f75c8b2ce
I want everything to be placed somewhere together but also be able to select each individual thing.
https://gyazo.com/31aed88aa656eb5aae807817503c641a
So now I have everything grouped together, organized AND Im also able to select each individual part. But if everything was modeled and not in a folder, it would be way harder to move things around and detail.
https://gyazo.com/5de7b4ce1aceec127b908579c9bd00c2
Well I am no scripter but working with previous scripters, I see them use folder to organize things, have a place for UIs, scripts, remote events, etc etc.
All in all, it is all up to you and each usage can vary.
Hope this helped!
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I’m a little late to the party but feel obliged to respond, given the ping.
Models are generally used for grouping together Parts that form a greater object. They are particularly useful with their PrimaryPart functions.
Folders are used to group together or categorize distinct objects.
Here’s a real-world example of a couple Folder/Model structures that I use in our upcoming game, Sleight of Hand:
If you’ve got any questions about that, let me know.
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