How do I get IntelliJ IDEA to display directories?

Question

I\'ve been trying out IntelliJ IDEA for JavaScript editing, and I like it so far, but I\'m having a small problem with a new project.

I can\'t seem to be able to get

Answer 1

Simplest way to do this!

Reading some of the other answers, they require you to go into Project Structure -> Modules and check that the sources are not excluded.

But in my case - there are no modules defined in the project at all, so that didn't help.

To easily create a module for your project and therefore show the folder structure -

• Go to File menu -> New -> Project...
• Select Static Web. Note: it does not matter if your project is "web" or not!
• Hit next, then fill in the same Project Name: and Project location: as you have already.
• IntelliJ will say "File Already Exists" - "Would you like to overwrite it?" - answer Yes.

Bam! Your Project Pane with the Project view selected should now instantly show the folder structure of your project.

If you have a maven project, you will need to add the root pom.xml in the Maven Projects window.

And if you want to add java to your project later, you should probably configure a JDK also.