Explorer tool window

Show All Files

By default, JetBrains Rider only displays projects, files and references that are included in the current solution.

You can use the Show All Files option to additionally display all subdirectories and files that are located on the file system under the solution directory. For your convenience, those items are shown in yellow. If non-solution items are not indexed by JetBrains Rider, meaning that you cannot use, for example, Ctrl+Shift+F to search in those files, these items are marked with the no index label. External items in the current solution are marked as attached.

Open Files with Single Click

Open an item in the editor by clicking it in the Explorer tool window once. Otherwise, you need to double-click items to open them.

Note that you cannot disable this option if you enable the preview tab.

Always Select Opened File

If this option is on, JetBrains Rider automatically locates documents that you open in the editor in the current view of this window.

File Nesting Settings

Opens the File nesting dialog where you can configure presentation of files that have same names but different extensions.

Select Next View or Tab

Alt+Right

Use this option to switch between different views.

Select Previous View or Tab

Alt+Left

Use this option to switch between different views.

Show List of Views or Tabs

Alt+Down

Use this option to switch between different views.

Behavior

Enable Preview Tab

Enable the preview tab that allows you to view files in a single tab one by one without opening each file in a new tab.

Open Files with Single Click

Open an item in the editor by clicking it in the Explorer tool window once. Otherwise, you need to double-click items to open them.

Note that you cannot disable this option if you enable the preview tab.

Open Directories with Single Click

Expand and collapse directories in the Explorer tool window by clicking them once. Otherwise, you need to double-click a directory to open it or use the icon next to the directory's name.

Always Select Opened File

If this option is on, JetBrains Rider automatically locates documents that you open in the editor in the current view of this window.

Appearance

Scratches and Consoles

Hide or display the Scratches and Consoles node.

This node contains your scratch files and query consoles.

Customize Tree Views

Navigate to Settings | Appearance & Behavour | Appearance | Tree Views to configure options for tree views.

Sort By

Name

Sort files alphabetically by their names.

The option does not affect the order of folders, they are always sorted alphabetically.

Modification Time (Newest First/Oldest First)

Sort files by the time they were modified. To display this information, select View | Appearance | Details in Tree View from the main menu.

The option does not affect the order of folders, they are always sorted alphabetically.

Folders Always on Top

If the option is on, folders are shown above the files. Otherwise, all items are sorted alphabetically, and files and folders appear intermixed.

Speed Search

Ctrl+F

Search for an item. Learn more from Speed Search in tool windows

Show Toolbar

Shows or hides the window toolbar.

Group Tabs

If this option is on, there is a list in the left-hand part of the header from which you can select the necessary view.

If this option is off, the views are represented by tabs which appear in the left-hand part of the header.

View Mode

This option lets you control general appearance and behavior of the tool window. For full information, refer to Tool window view modes.

Move to

To associate the tool window with a different tool window bar, select this command, and then select the destination tool window bar (Top, Left, Bottom or Right). For full information, refer to the Move tool windows chapter.

Resize

To resize the tool window by moving one of its borders, select this command, and then select the necessary Stretch to option.

Note that this command is not available for the floating mode.

Remove from Sidebar

This command hides the tool window, removes the associated tool window button from the tool window bar, and removes the tool window from the quick access menu ( or ).

To open the tool window again (and restore the associated features), use the main menu: View | Tool Windows | <Window Name> or press Alt+1.

Hide

Shift+Escape

Hide the tool window.

Help

This command opens the description of the Explorer tool window in the JetBrains Rider online help.

Select Next View or Tab

Select Previous View or Tab

Alt+Right

Alt+Left

If the views are currently shown as tabs (the Group Tabs option is off), this button appears to the right of the last visible tab.

Open the list of views, for example, to select a different view.

Navigate from a file in the editor to the corresponding node (file, class, field, method, and so on) in the Explorer tool window Alt+1.

This icon is not available if the Always Select Opened File option is currently on.

Ctrl+NumPad Plus

Expand all nodes.

Ctrl+NumPad Minus

Collapse all nodes.

Shift+Escape

Hide the tool window Shift+Escape.

To hide all the tool windows, press Ctrl+Shift+F12.

Add

Alt+Insert

Create a new item (directory, file, or class) within the selected one. (solution or directory).

JetBrains Rider will suggest available file templates for creating new files.

You can also choose Add Existing Item to associate an existing file or directory with your solution. In this case JetBrains Rider will additionally ask you whether you want to copy, move, or create a link to the existing item.

Manage NuGet Packages

This command is available on the solution and project nodes. It opens the NuGet window where you can manage NuGet packages.

Unload/Reload Project(s)

Use this command to temporarily exclude selected projects from the solution. Unloaded projects are excluded from the build, code inspection and indexing. However, you will still be able to open files Ctrl+Shift+N from unloaded projects and perform textual search Ctrl+Shift+F.

Note that if you want to view or edit the project file (.csproj or .vbproj) you can do so without unloading the project.

Build Solution/Selected Projects

This command builds the solution or selected projects.

Run Unit Tests

Ctrl+;, R

Use this command to start unit tests in the selected scope.

Advanced Build Actions | Rebuild Solution/Selected Projects

Removes build artifacts from previous builds and then build the selected projects.

Advanced Build Actions | Clean Solution/Selected Projects

Removes build artifacts from previous builds.

Advanced Build Actions | Pack Selected Project

Runs the dotnet pack command for the selected project. It will build the project and create a NuGet package.

Note that the command only works for .NET Core/ASP.NET Core projects.

Advanced Build Actions | Package Solution/Selected Projects

This command helps deploying classic ASP.NET projects. It will use the Package MSBuild target to generate a deployment package in the form of a .zip file, which you can then deploy using the MSDeploy command line.

Reference in C# Interactive

Use this command to add reference(s) to the selected project to the C# Interactive session. If no sessions are open, JetBrains Rider will create a new session.

Edit | Cut

Ctrl+X

Move the selected item or items from the current location to the clipboard.

Edit | Copy

Ctrl+C

Copy the selected item or items to the clipboard.

Copy Path/Reference

Use this command and one of the following options to copy the selected item(s) to the clipboard:

• Absolute Path: copies the full path(s) of the selected item or items.

• File Name: copies only the filename to the clipboard.

• Path From Content Root: copies the path relative to the directory that contains the application content files.

• Path From Source Root: copies the path relative to the Sources Root.

• Path From Repository Root: copies the path relative to the project repository.

• GitHub Repository URL: copies the path relative to the project repository on GitHub.

• Toolbox URL: if you have JetBrains Rider Toolbox installed, you can insert the copied path in the browser to open the Toolbox application with the selected project.

• Copy Reference (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C): copies the reference of the selected item including the line number.

Edit | Paste

Ctrl+V

Insert the contents of the clipboard into the selected location.

Edit | Rename

Shift+F6

Use this command to invoke the Rename refactoring for the current file, folder, or project.

Edit | Edit 'file'

F4

Open the selected file in the editor. If the file is already open, the corresponding editor tab will become active.

Edit | Edit 'file' in Right Split

Shift+Enter

Open the selected file in the right split, so that the currently opened document also stays visible. For more information, refer to Split editor into multiple tab groups or windows.

Copy Path

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Use this command to copy the absolute or the relative path to the selected item to the clipboard.

Inspect Code

Use this command to run code inspection for the selected item.

Rename

Shift+F6

Rename the selected item.

Refactor This

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T

Perform one of the refactorings available for the selected item.

Code Cleanup

Ctrl+R, C

Use this command to run code cleanup in the selected scope.

Edit | Delete

Delete

Delete the selected item. Note that this command will remove the selected file or project from the solution and from the file system. Therefore, use this command only if you are absolutely sure that the item is not used anywhere. In all other cases, use the Safe Delete refactoring Alt+Delete.

Change Dialect (<CurrentDialect>)

For SQL files and database consoles, change the SQL dialect associated with the file or console.

Run '<item_name>'

Ctrl+Shift+F10

For an SQL file or query console: execute all the statements contained in the selected file or console.

Open in

Open a file in your system file manager or in Terminal.

Show History

View local history for the selected file or directory, or create a label for the current version of your solution.

Tools | Synchronize '<item_name>'

Synchronize the view in the tool window with the view saved in the file system.

If you change a file or directory contents externally, JetBrains Rider, under certain circumstances, may not be aware of the corresponding changes unless you use this command.

Tools | Compare With

Ctrl+D

Compare the selected file or directory with another file or directory. See Compare files, folders, and text sources and Diff Viewer for folders.

Tools | Compare File with Editor

Compare the selected file with the file open on an active editor tab. See Compare files, folders, and text sources and Diff Viewer for files.

External Tools

Launch a third-party tool.

Tools | Create Gist

Use this command to share code by using gists.

Properties

Alt+Enter

Use this command to access build properties of the selected item.