diff --git a/examples/freesurfer/freesurfer_longitudinal_processing/freesurfer_longitudinal.ipynb b/examples/freesurfer/freesurfer_longitudinal_processing/freesurfer_longitudinal.ipynb
index 30d9b89..d336c1c 100644
--- a/examples/freesurfer/freesurfer_longitudinal_processing/freesurfer_longitudinal.ipynb
+++ b/examples/freesurfer/freesurfer_longitudinal_processing/freesurfer_longitudinal.ipynb
@@ -93,7 +93,34 @@
     "    parent = folder.parent\n",
     "    for f in folder.iterdir():\n",
     "        f.rename(parent / f.name)\n",
-    "    shutil.rmtree(folder)\n"
+    "    shutil.rmtree(folder)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def ensure_girder_path(client, path):\n",
+    "    \"\"\"\n",
+    "    Create missing Girder folders in a path like:\n",
+    "    /collection/name/folder/subfolder\n",
+    "    \"\"\"\n",
+    "    parts = path.strip(\"/\").split(\"/\")\n",
+    "    current = \"/\" + \"/\".join(parts[:2])\n",
+    "    resource = client.resourceLookup(current)\n",
+    "    parent_id = resource[\"_id\"]\n",
+    "    parent_type = resource[\"_modelType\"]\n",
+    "    for part in parts[2:-1]:\n",
+    "        next_path = current + \"/\" + part\n",
+    "        try:\n",
+    "            resource = client.resourceLookup(next_path)\n",
+    "        except Exception:\n",
+    "            resource = client.createFolder(\n",
+    "                parent_id,\n",
+    "                part,\n",
+    "                parentType=parent_type\n",
+    "            )\n",
+    "\n",
+    "        parent_id = resource[\"_id\"]\n",
+    "        parent_type = \"folder\"\n",
+    "        current = next_path\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    return resource"
    ],
    "id": "18aa877afac9a865",
    "outputs": [],
@@ -133,7 +160,7 @@
     "# Girder\n",
     "GIRDER_CLIENT = GirderClient(apiUrl='GIRDER_URL') # Your Girder API endpoint url (ex : https://srmnopt.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/warehouse/api/v1 or https://myriad.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/api/v1)\n",
     "GIRDER_DATASET_PATH = '/collection/COLLECTION_NAME/FOLDER_NAME' # Your Girder path to the dataset, can be in collections or user folders\n",
-    "GIRDER_OUTPUT_PATH = '/user/USER_NAME/FOLDER_NAME' # Your Girder path to the final outputs folder (must already exist), can be in collections or user folders\n",
+    "GIRDER_OUTPUT_PATH = GIRDER_DATASET_PATH + '/derivatives/freesurfer' # Your Girder path to the final outputs folder, can be in collections or user folders. Defaults to `GIRDER_DATASET_PATH/derivatives/freesurfer` but can be changed to format '/user/USER_NAME/FOLDER_NAME' or '/collection/COLLECTION_NAME/FOLDER_NAME'. The girder folders will be created automatically if they do not exist, but the script cannot create collections.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Local\n",
     "LOCAL_DATASET_PATH = Path('~/PATH').expanduser() # Your local dataset path, where the Girder dataset will be downloaded, must already exist and be empty. Do not add unrelated custom files in this directory and its subdirectories as it may break vip executions.\n",
@@ -716,8 +743,13 @@
     "        moved_files.append((license_path, temp_path))\n",
     "\n",
     "try :\n",
+    "    output_folder = ensure_girder_path(\n",
+    "        cfg.GIRDER_CLIENT,\n",
+    "        cfg.GIRDER_OUTPUT_PATH\n",
+    "    )\n",
+    "\n",
     "    # Upload full freesurfer dir (outputs) to Girder selected path GIRDER_OUTPUT_PATH\n",
-    "    cfg.GIRDER_CLIENT.upload(str(FREESURFER_DIR), cfg.GIRDER_CLIENT.resourceLookup(cfg.GIRDER_OUTPUT_PATH)['_id'], leafFoldersAsItems=True, reuseExisting=True)\n",
+    "    cfg.GIRDER_CLIENT.upload(str(FREESURFER_DIR), output_folder[\"_id\"], leafFoldersAsItems=True, reuseExisting=True)\n",
     "finally:\n",
     "    restore_files(moved_files)\n",
     "    print(f\"✅ Done: uploaded FreeSurfer outputs to Girder path '{cfg.GIRDER_OUTPUT_PATH}'.\")"