# Problem with p5 Collections Folder

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467>\
**Category:** p5.js\
**Created:** [May 4, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467 "2020-05-04T12:51:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gjs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@gjs](https://discourse.processing.org/u/gjs)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467/1 "2020-05-04T12:51:50Z")

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I appreciate the “My Collections” feature but for the past two weeks I have been unable to drop a sketch into it. After clicking “My account” then “My collections” the list of collections appears as it should. However, clicking the down arrow to the right of a collection’s name followed by “Add a sketch” results in a blank white screen.

Similarly, if I open a sketch and click “Add to Collection,” a white screen appears.

Would value your thoughts.

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**Author:** ![Sven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/sven/32/8293_2.png) [@Sven](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sven)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467/2 "2020-05-04T17:34:41Z")

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Hello @gjs,

That’s weird, maybe you’ve stumbled over a bug. Have you:

- disabled browser plugins (like ad blockers)?
- emptied browser cache?
- tried it on a different computer?
- tested using another web browser?
- looked for fishy things in the console log (web browser’s developer tools)?

If you share which operating system and browser you’re using (with version numbers), I could see if I get the same problem.

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**Author:** ![gjs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@gjs](https://discourse.processing.org/u/gjs)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467/3 "2020-05-04T19:07:38Z")

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Hi Sven.  
While applying your suggestions I realized that the cause is probably linked to my having used an asterisk in the naming of some recent sketches - rookie mistake 🙂 Though these sketches could still be directly opened in the editor, their inclusion in a collection seems to have prevented that collection from opening. Other collections with appropriately named files did not have this problem. Thanks for your time and consideration.  
Gary

Update: I deleted the existing collections , renamed my sketches, and added them into new collections. Everything works fine now.

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467/4 "2020-05-05T22:01:00Z")

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Hi @gjs – glad that you found a solution. Did you report this as a bug on the web editor github?

It sounds like checking for asterisks and disallowing / removing them might be something worth building in.

> **[processing/p5.js-web-editor](https://github.com/processing/p5.js-web-editor/issues)**
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**Author:** ![gjs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@gjs](https://discourse.processing.org/u/gjs)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problem-with-p5-collections-folder/20467/5 "2020-05-05T23:09:14Z")

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Thanks Jeremy for pointing out how to report a bug and providing the link. I add my experience to the list of issues. G