Project Explorer not showing files

[bitter bough]

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Yes, this has been reported by several users, and there are a few distinct issues related to Project Explorer on recent builds:

1. Project Explorer panel not accessible / hotkey just types “E” (Windows 11)

   • Symptoms: the left-side action bar (Explorer/Search/Changes) disappears, and Shift+Alt+E just types a capital E instead of opening Project Explorer.[Win11 explorer not opening]
   • Status: Reported and the GitHub issue is now closed, so this specific bug has likely been fixed in a newer build.[Win11 explorer not opening]

2. Explorer opens but shows only “Folder” and no files in WSL

   • Symptoms: in WSL (Ubuntu on Windows), opening Project Explorer shows just the text “Folder” with no file tree. Logs contain Failed to convert path: Given path was not a UNIX path warnings.[WSL explorer empty]
   • Status: Open bug; root cause appears to be incorrect Windows/WSL path conversion.[WSL explorer empty]

3. Explorer loads but hides many files / doesn’t refresh

   • Symptoms: Project Explorer only shows a subset of files compared to ls, often because it respects .gitignore, and it may not refresh when new files are created until you restart Warp or change directories.[Limited visibility]
   • Additional note: Some reports mention needing to cd away and back (or restart Warp) to see new files, on both macOS and Windows.[[Explorer not refreshing]](https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/issues/7900; [Limited visibility])

Given you’re on “the latest Windows build,” your problem is most likely related to either the now-closed Windows 11 bug where the panel/hotkey stopped working, or to the WSL-specific bug if you’re running Warp against a WSL distro.

Since these are tracked issues and at least one has been fixed, the best next steps are:

• Update Warp to the latest version in case you’re still on a build affected by the closed Windows bug.[Win11 explorer not opening]
• If you’re using WSL, your symptoms probably match the still-open WSL path-conversion issue.[WSL explorer empty]
• If Explorer opens but hides files, check whether they’re in .gitignore and be aware there’s an open request to show all files or make .gitignore filtering configurable.[Limited visibility]

If you share whether you’re on native Windows vs WSL, and what exactly you see (no panel, just “Folder”, or partial file list), I can point you to the closest matching issue and current status more precisely.

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[quasi onyx]

It was moved to the logo at the top left, instead of being in the pane header, click on that topleft side-panel button and it should be there.