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Samsung: Remove a Folder from the Home Screen

A folder full of apps keeps taking up space on your home screen even after you have moved the apps out of it. On Samsung phones, folders behave like ordinary app icons, which confuses users looking for a delete option in a settings menu.

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Step 1 of 2: Tap and hold a **Folder**

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Android 11 · One UI 3
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Remove a Folder from the Home Screen auf Samsung

On Samsung phones running One UI, a folder on the home screen is treated as a single icon, not as a system object with its own settings page. That is why there is no dedicated "Delete folder" option inside any app or settings menu.

The folder itself only exists as a shortcut container. Removing it does not delete the apps inside, it only removes the grouping and puts nothing back in its place unless you had free space reserved.

Menu path to remove a folder

Tap and hold a FolderTap on Remove

This works the same way as removing a single app icon from the home screen. If the folder still contains apps, those apps are placed back onto the home screen as individual icons instead of being uninstalled.

If you actually want to uninstall the apps rather than just ungroup them, do that separately from the app drawer or from SettingsApps. Removing the folder alone never deletes app data.

Frequently asked questions

No. When you tap Remove on a folder, only the grouping is removed. The apps that were inside move back to the home screen as separate icons.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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