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# The Explorer

> The Explorer is the tree view of a Project: Resources as folders, their Bucket files, category grouping, search, and right-click operations.

This article describes the **Explorer**, the left-hand tree view of a Project.
Use the Explorer when you want to move through a Project by name (file by
file, Resource by Resource) rather than by topology. The
[Board](/get-started/console/board) shows the same Project as a graph; the
Explorer shows it as a tree.

## Resources are folders

Each [Resource](/platform/projects-and-resources) appears in the Explorer as a
folder. Expanding a Resource shows the files in its
[Bucket](/data/buckets) directory: every Resource is backed by a directory in
the Project's Bucket, and the Explorer renders that directory tree directly.

The same files are reachable from the [`hyjal files`](/reference/cli) command
(`hyjal files ls`, `get`, `put`, `rm`). The Explorer is the visual counterpart.

Deploy artifacts live in the same Bucket, digest-named and read-only. They
appear in the tree as read-only entries; you can open one to inspect it, but
not edit it.

## Files

Selecting a file opens it in the workspace. Text files open in an editor;
`.db` files open as live [Tables](/get-started/console/tables-view) grids;
static assets open in a preview. Opened files become
[tabs](/get-started/console/workspace-tabs) you can arrange and split.

## Categories

The Explorer groups Resources by **category** (static sites, services, data
directories) so a Project with many Resources stays legible. Categories are a
grouping in the view; they do not change how a Resource is addressed or
deployed. Collapse a category to focus on the Resources you are working on.

## Search and filter

The **search filter** at the top of the Explorer narrows the tree to entries
whose name matches what you type. It filters across Resources and files at
once, so a query for `orders` surfaces both an `orders` Resource and an
`orders.sql` file. Clear the field to restore the full tree.

## Right-click operations

Right-clicking an entry opens a context menu. The available operations depend
on what you clicked.

| Target                     | Operations                                                              |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Empty space / Project root | New Resource, New file, New table                                       |
| Resource folder            | New file, New table, Rename, Delete                                     |
| File                       | Rename, Delete, Open                                                    |
| Table (`.db`)              | Open in [Tables view](/get-started/console/tables-view), Rename, Delete |

**New Resource** starts a Resource from the Explorer without leaving for the
Board or the CLI; the new Resource appears as a folder and as a node on the
Board. **New table** creates a [Hyjal Table](/data/tables/create-tables) in the
Project. Rename and delete apply to the selected entry.

Deleting a Resource removes its Bucket directory and its served endpoint.
Deleting a file removes it from the Bucket. Neither is a deploy; both take
effect immediately.

## Next steps

* See the same Project as a graph: [The Board](/get-started/console/board)
* Arrange the files you open: [Workspace tabs](/get-started/console/workspace-tabs)
* Work with `.db` files as grids: [Tables view](/get-started/console/tables-view)