how to create sub directories in intellij

[obsidian sparrow]

im trying to create a sub directories under one directory in intellij but somehow it creates them all under each other like the image shows.
i want to create security and auth under config, when creating packages it gives you the full packages path but in directories it just creates them under each other.
i can create them from the terminal or file explorer but i wanted to know if you know how this works in intellij.

[fleet nimbus]

<@&987246527741304832> please have a look, thanks.

[cunning cloud]

do i get u right that u want this:
config
|- security
|- auth

then u need to click next to it and not under it. for the package creation dialog enter config.security and config.auth

[obsidian sparrow]

nerver mind i just has to hit refactor and move the directory that's the only solution i found

[obsidian sparrow]

for packages it gives you full path so you can choose where to create it, the problem is with directories

[cunning cloud]

i dont quite follow what ur talking about as i cant see what ur seeing

u can click on the view settings on the explorer to not collapse the folders like that but expand it

then u can drag something onto the config folder instead of hitting security or auth

[obsidian sparrow]

yeah you kind of have to create it outside and drag it into config, when clicking on a directory to create a new one it just creates it under the bottom sub directory, for example if i try to create a directory under security and click config.security.auth it will create it under auth, so the only solution is to create it and then refactor. sorry if that seem confusing more than it is actually.

[cunning cloud]

as said

if u change the view setting u can click on config

and it will create it under config then

🙂

but yeah i get you

[obsidian sparrow]

thanks that works in my case was appearance -> compact middle packages

[proven arch]

on creation you can also just change the name properly, it should give you a dialog including the config.security.auth and there you just remove the auth part and put the name for the folder under security

[obsidian sparrow]

it does that only with package creation with directories it doesn't include them

[cunning cloud]

i guess ur not talking about packages then but for example resource folders?

ao far it sounded like u want to create packages

[proven arch]

hm I am wondering why it separates them with dot in the first place, I thought intellij only does that for packages/modules

[obsidian sparrow]

yeah exactly

[obsidian sparrow]

you can turn it off by unchecking appearance -> compact middle packages it will stop compacting them packages or directories

[proven arch]

yeah I am aware, I thought it doesn't do that for normal directories to begin with

[cunning cloud]

thought the same. odd choice but oh well

[cobalt pecan]

this kinda late lol but when I create a new packageI just delete the "auth" part or "security" part ( I think the same )
config.security.auth
config.new
config.security.new

[cunning cloud]

they arent creating packages but resource folders