> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mudstack.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Accounts & Workspaces

> Understand how your Mudstack account is structured.

## Account Types

When you log in to Mudstack, you have access to 1 or more accounts. An account can be either a single user account (Artist plan) or a multi-user account (all other plans).

What you can see and do within an account depends on the [plan](/getting-started/plans-pricing) that account is subscribed to and what your specific [permissions](/getting-started/permissions) have been set to.

### Single User Accounts

Every Mudstack user gets a free personal account on sign up. This account is subscribed to the free `Artist` plan. Artist plan accounts have a single user and do not allow collaborators.

### Multi User Accounts

To create a new multi user account, please contact our sales team at [sales@mudstack.com](mailto:sales@mudstack.com).

## Workspaces

Each account contains 1 or more workspaces. A workspace is a container that a specific file can belong to. An empty workspace is created by default for each new account.

<Note>
  At this point, you cannot transfer files between workspaces from the Mudstack
  interface.
</Note>

Workspaces are ideal for managing distinct projects or giving access to a secure area for internal or external teams. How you choose to use workspaces is up to you— if you need any advice, be sure to [get in touch with our team](/support/get-help).

Depending on the plan and your permissions on that account, a workspace may or may not be visible to you.

### Create a New Workspace From Scratch

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/mudstack-docs/lsaANvIGqwghaNg2/images/new-workspace.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=lsaANvIGqwghaNg2&q=85&s=74167ca63c5599f88ccd2c538e8ee40d" alt="creating a workspace in Mudstack" width="2568" height="1196" data-path="images/new-workspace.png" />

If you don't have an existing project or collection of files to import, you can create a new workspace by clicking the `New Workspace` button in the left sidebar. In the desktop app, you will need to map this workspace to a location on your machine.

### Convert an Existing Directory

If you have an existing directory of content you would like to bring into Mudstack, you can convert it to a Mudstack workspace.

Let's assume you have a `My New Project` directory located at `C:\My Files\My New Project`. To import this, follow these steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a New Workspace">
    Give this workspace the exact same name as the directory you want to import,
    e.g. `My New Project`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Specify the Location">
    Next, set the location by **selecting the parent directory** of the
    directory you want to import. In this example, you should specify `My Files`
    as the location.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Allow Mudstack to Index Contents">
    Finally, allow Mudstack to finish indexing the contents of this directory.
    Depending on the size of the directory, this could take a few minutes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Workspace Visibility

On the `Enterprise` plan, all workspaces are **private** by default. Users with the account role of `Member` must belong to a team with access to a workspace via a rule on the team. [Click here to learn more about the Teams update](\getting-started\permissions#managing-teams)

<Info>
  There are no public Mudstack workspaces— you must log in and have access to
  the account *and* workspace in order to see it.
</Info>