Flippd HelpHow do I set up and use storage locations?
To create storage locations, go to Tools > Storage locations, tap +, give it a name, then assign items to it. You can nest locations up to three levels deep with sublocations (like rooms inside a house, or totes inside a room), and every location has a QR code for quick scanning.
Creating a Storage Location
Go to Tools > Storage locations
Tap + to create a new location
Enter a name (e.g., "Shelf A", "Closet 1", "Blue Bin")
Optionally add a Photo, Type, Address, Location, and Description under More options
Tap Save
The Type can be My home, Estate, or Storage unit. Estates and storage units can be marked as liquidating; your own home is never flagged.
Creating Sublocations
Sublocations let you group locations under a parent — for example, an estate sale address with each room underneath it, or a storage unit with numbered boxes inside.
Go to Tools > Storage locations
Tap + to create a new location (or edit an existing one)
Enter the name (e.g., "Office")
Set Parent Location to the location it belongs under (e.g., "916 Ponytail")
Tap Save
To create several at once, open a location's menu and tap Add rooms (for a top-level location) or Add containers (for a room), then enter the names in one go.
The hierarchy goes three levels deep: a parent location holds sublocations, and those can hold containers of their own — for example an estate, its rooms, and the totes inside a room.
Example setup for an estate sale:
916 Ponytail (parent)
Office
Kitchen
Basement
Tote 1
Tote 2
Viewing Storage Locations
The Storage screen offers two view modes:
List View -- Sublocations appear indented under their parent. A parent's item count and value include everything in its sublocations.
Crate View -- Visual grid showing locations as crates with item counts, grouped so sublocations follow their parent.
Toggle between views using the list/grid icon at the top of the screen.
Assigning Items to Locations
When adding or editing an item, select a Storage Location from the dropdown. Sublocations show their full path (e.g., "916 Ponytail › Office"). You can assign items to a parent location directly or to any of its sublocations.
Filtering by Location
Filter your inventory by location from the filter icon on the Inventory screen, or by tapping a location on the Storage screen. Filtering by a parent location shows items from all of its sublocations too — filter by "916 Ponytail" to see everything in that house, or by "916 Ponytail › Office" to see just that room.
QR Codes for Storage
Every location already has a QR code. To print one and attach it to a shelf, bin, or container:
Open the location's menu on the Storage screen
Tap Location QR code
Print and attach to the physical location
Scan the QR code anytime to instantly see all items stored there.
Good to Know
You can move items between locations using bulk edit, or from a location's menu with Move items out (move its items somewhere else) and Move contents to… (move everything in it to another location)
Storage statistics show how your inventory is distributed across locations; parents roll up their sublocations
To move a location under a parent (or back to top level), edit it and change Parent Location
When you're done with a location, choose Archive location from its menu. You can't archive a location that still has active items. Archived locations are grouped under Archived on the Storage screen, and a storefront section can't point at one
Deleting a parent location moves its sublocations to the top level — it never deletes them or their items
Deleting a location that still has items asks whether to move them first: up to the parent when deleting a sublocation, or to Uncategorized when deleting a top-level location
Two sublocations under different parents can share a name (e.g., an "Office" in each house). Item lists show only the sublocation name, so use distinct names if you find that confusing
Storage QR codes encode
https://app.getflippd.com/storage/{location ID}