A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record a file on a recording medium, a management unit configured to store the file recorded on the recording medium in a folder to manage the file, and a control unit configured to control the management unit to move a file which is different from a file to be divided and is stored in a folder which stores the file to be divided, to a folder other than the folder which stores the file to be divided according to an instruction to divide the file recorded on the recording medium and then store a new file created by the division in the folder which stores the file to be divided.