# Browsing project files

Expand folders, search for a file, open it in a tab, confirm its path and language, and use symbols or content search to navigate.

![Browsing project files in Foxora Desktop v5.0.3](/docs/images/v5.0.3/desktop/stage-files.webp)

## Where this lives

Open a project-backed task, then choose the project from the Stage.

The file surface shows the active project tree, open tabs, file contents, agent edits, diagnostics, and generated project files.

> **Safety:** Generated and agent-edited files are ordinary project files. Review diffs before overwriting, deleting, or committing them.

## Steps

1. Open a project-backed task, then choose the project from the Stage.
2. Expand folders.
3. Search for a file.
4. Open it in a tab.
5. Confirm its path and language.
6. Use symbols or content search to navigate.
7. **Confirm the result.** Reload or reopen the file and run the appropriate formatter, test, build, or preview.

## Choose the right path

- Edit directly for small precise changes.
- Ask an agent for multi-file work.
- Open an external editor when specialized tooling is needed.


## Confirm it worked

- Reload or reopen the file and run the appropriate formatter, test, build, or preview.
- The screen, command, file, run, or destination named in this guide reflects the expected state.