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# Next.js 13 Routing

**[builder.io](https://daily.dev/sources/builderio)** · 1 min read · 166 upvotes · 5 comments

## Summary

Next.js employs a file-system-based routing mechanism, where URL paths in the browser are determined by files and folders in the codebase. Next.js offers support for nested routes, so you can to establish a hierarchical structure within your application. For a fresh start, delete the folder to create routes from scratch.

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