# Text folder

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-folder/123952>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 22, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-folder/123952 "2007-12-22T16:28:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![joviyach](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@joviyach](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joviyach)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-folder/123952/1 "2007-12-22T16:28:54Z")

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Hi,  
beginner tutorials all tell you to make text files, fine. But none tell  
you which folder to put them in. Can any body answer this simple query?

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**Author:** ![joviyach](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@joviyach](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joviyach)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-folder/123952/2 "2007-12-22T16:36:58Z")

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On 22 Dec 2007, at 15:28, Jim O’kane wrote:

> Hi,  
> beginner tutorials all tell you to make text files, fine. But none  
> tell  
> you which folder to put them in. Can any body answer this simple  
> query?

depends on what they are. Fixtures go in test/fixtures, models in app/  
models etc…  
Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Fred