Astrolabe folders

Folders are local organization metadata, stored as JSON files under .astrolabe/folders/. Filing a document changes only its Astrolabe membership; it never moves, renames, or deletes the source item.

1. Create a top-level folder with + New Folder.
2. Right-click a folder to create a child, rename it, move it, or delete it.
3. Select one or more document rows, then choose File to folder….
4. While browsing a folder, use Remove from this folder to unfile the selection.
5. On a selected parent folder, toggle ⊂ to include or exclude its descendants.

A document can belong to more than one folder. Deleting a folder leaves its documents untouched and reparents its child folders to the deleted folder's parent.

Ghosts

A ghost is an indexed document with no remaining source copy. Ghosts are hidden by default.

• Show ghosts reveals hidden ghost records.
• A ghost retains its title, kind, search entry, and folder membership but cannot be opened.
• An unavailable library is marked dormant and does not become a ghost solely because it is unreachable.

See Data model for the workspace location and generated index.