Linked Files and Folder in IntelliJ

Question

As previous Eclipse user switched to IntelliJ I would like to be able to access folder external to my project from inside the IDE, while developing.

In Eclipse I was

Answer 1

Yes you can do it by adding an new content root in your module. You do that from
Project Structure (alt+ctrl+shift+s) - Modules - "My-Module" - + Add Content root



Now you have the contents of the added folder available in your project.