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Can anyone explain the difference between "Folders", "Folders from Template", and "Source Folders" within a NB managed project. Specifically, with project selected in the Project Explorer, right click, select New->Folder (or "Source Folder", or even "Folder from Template").

I often put code into nested folders, then, under Properties->C/C++ General->Paths and Symbols I need to edit the Includes tab for the C++ Source Files. All this is done with regular folders. Does using a "Source Folder" or a "Folder fromTemplate" change this? If so, I don't see the difference between these 3 folder options... Is there a way to automate the incluson of the include path when you create a folder?

"Source folder" is a Java thing - the only code inside the source folder will be build automatically.
There are also Java's "output folder" aka "bin", "library folder" for classes and etc.

I didn't look into Eclipse CDT source code, but looks like CDT treats "source folder" same they as regular folders.

Is there a way to automate the inclusion of the include path when you create a folder?

Hmmm. I never needed to add folders from project source code tree to "Paths and Symbols". What happens when you didn't include folder manually ?

It shouldn't be necessary but Under your project properties check the Source Location tab of the C/C++ General ->Paths and Symbols area. Use the Add Folder button and add your /Project/src folder there. I just checked a couple of projects that use multiple nested directories. Some of them specify to the /Project/src level but not below. Others only specify to the /Project level.