> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pensiv.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 2.5 How folder structure relates to the sidebar

> The sidebar is a structure map; folder organization shapes how you move

In Pensiv the sidebar is not just a menu.\
It’s a **structure map** of the current project.

The left sidebar usually includes layers like:

* Project
* Characters
* Plot
* Documents
* Notes
* Tasks

These are not feature buttons;\
they’re **structural layers** of the project.

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## What does the sidebar show?

The sidebar shows two things at once:

1. The structure you’re in right now
2. The project’s hierarchy

For example:

* Organize the Character section\
  → the Character area in the sidebar becomes clearer.
* Reorder Plot folders\
  → the flow of the structure becomes clearer.

So folder structure\
is reflected directly in the sidebar.

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## How do folders and the sidebar connect?

In Pensiv, a folder is not just storage.\
It’s a structural unit that decides how to group files.

That structure appears in the sidebar as a hierarchy.

* When you organize folders,
* the sidebar hierarchy becomes clearer
* and how you move through the app becomes simpler.

If the structure is messy,\
the sidebar looks messy.

If the structure is tidy,\
the sidebar looks tidy too.

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## Why does this matter?

In Pensiv, thinking happens through movement.

Writing in a document → move to Plot\
Checking the plot → move to Characters\
Editing a character → back to the document

All of that movement happens through the sidebar.

So the sidebar is not just UI;\
it’s **your workflow made visible**.

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## Summary

* The sidebar is the project’s structure map.
* Folder structure is reflected in the sidebar.
* When structure is clear, how you move is simpler.

The sidebar is\
not just a menu;\
it’s the **reference for where your thinking is right now**.