# Default task filter

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/default-task-filter/9302>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [December 9, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/default-task-filter/9302 "2023-12-09T04:02:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![teddy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/teddy/32/2787_2.png) [@teddy](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/teddy)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/default-task-filter/9302/1 "2023-12-09T04:02:39Z")

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I was wondering when saving a task filter whether we could assign it to be the default filter. Presently, the default filter is all.

I have a filter named ‘Active’ that includes everything, except for completed and cancelled tasks. When I go to my task list, I need to select ‘Saved filters’ and apply the ‘Active’ filter on each restart of RM9. This effectively hides the cancelled and completed tasks.

I looked in settings, and couldn’t find any default filtering options.

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**Author:** ![teddy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/teddy/32/2787_2.png) [@teddy](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/teddy)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/default-task-filter/9302/2 "2023-12-23T04:12:37Z")

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I found an alternate method for the above - I created a new folder called ‘Active’ and assigned tasks that I am currently working into this folder (using add to folder) .

By selecting this task folder, I am shown a smaller manageable list of tasks and by using multiple folders, my rather long list of tasks are more organised and I no longer need to use filtering.

I didn’t realise that a task could be in multiple folders. Learning new stuff everyday 🥰