The current folder window

I closed the "Current Folder" window by mistake.

How can I re-display it?

[Gautham Kini M]

Under the "Environment" section of the MATLAB tool ribbon (on the "Home" tab) click on "Layout". You will find the "Current Folder" option. Click on it and you can get your Current Folder window back. :) ?

[Leira Ruth Fulgueras]

Thank you!

[quy nguyen the]

thanks

[Thai Thieu Hong]

It's really helpful. I had been stuck in this error for a long long time until i saw this post. Thanks a lot!

[Mikiyas Petros]

Thank you

[Muhammad Iqbal]

thank you

[Akash Reddy]

Thank You Sir.

[Hunter Keating]

Oooh Yeaaaaa because "ENVIRONMENT" is exactly what I think of when Im trying to find, or "VIEW", the "WINDOW" that I just accidently closed.... Whoever thought to use "Environment" for this, I seriously question your judgement. If I have to search for more than 5mins and then inevitably have to search google, just to find out how to open one of the main windows screens.... Well then sir, you deserve the app of the decade award!

Experienced MATLABbabbbber here....

[Stephen23]

@Hunter Keating: the term "environment" is a standard term, it is not one that TMW invented:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment

[emre]

thank you

[Adrian]

Hello,

Unfortunately, after reading this convo, I am unable to find or see the "Current Folder". I am new to MATLAB, but I followed the steps ahead and still cannot find the "Current Folder"

[Image Analyst]

@Adrian what do you see when you type filebrowser into the command line? Is there any error message in the command window? Do you see a panel with all your files and folders showing, like the one below?

[Adrian]

Hello!

No error, but no file folder are being loaded.

[Image Analyst]

@Adrian What version are you using? If it's 2025 you should have the icons on the left of the image I just posted. Make sure the top icon is pushed -- the one with pages and text on them, just below the blue arrow.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Type filebrowser either in the command window, or in your code.

[Fatima Al Marzoqi]

It work, thank you

[madhan ravi]

thank you was searching for this for so long +1vote

[Xolani Nobel Siwela]

It works thank you.

[Michail Anevlavis]

+1. It works thanks.

Answer 2

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

Try to restore the default layout

desktop = com.mathworks.mde.desk.MLDesktop.getInstance;
desktop.restoreLayout('Default')

[Tanu Goyal]

Thanks a lot

[MarP]

That's what I needed, thank you!

[Prasanna Kothalkar]

Thanks very much!

[William GAO]

very useful!

[FIRAS GHEDIRA]

thank you

[Matteo Piunti]

Worked perfectly, thanks a lot

[Kezban koç]

Thank you so much.

[CARLOTTA GENCO]

thanks!!

Answer 3

[Steven Lord]

Use the Layout button in the Environment section of the Home tab on the toolstrip.

[Chetan Bhagania]

It worked perfectly. Thanks a lot

Answer 4

[Mohammed Ghouse Mohiuddin]

How do I stop MATLAB from opening a separate window whenevere I select any MATLAB file. The comman d window and edit must be the same window.

[Image Analyst]

There is a little down arrow on the upper right of the editor title bar. Use that to tell it to "dock" the window. Then you'll just have one editor panel, though of course you'll have different tabs for each file that is open.