# File Explorer resets back to /home/ploi when opening any file

**Project:** Bugs | **Board:** Live | **Votes:** 17
**URL:** https://roadmap.ploi.io/projects/7-bugs/items/553-file-explorer-resets-back-to-homeploi-when-opening-any-file

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Issue:

1) I navigate the directory structure to /home/ploi/<url>/app/Http 
2) Open Kernal.php 
3) Close the file. 
4) The File explorer then resets me back to /home/ploi/

I would expect to be still in the /home/ploi/<url>/app/Http folder.

We do lots of support and the ability to quickly go in and diagnose/inspect/tweak files is key to the way we work. If just opening a file resets the File explorer then it's unworkable.

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## Comments

**Green17** (2023-08-16T06:43:47+00:00):
Great to see this one fixed.

**Ivo Pereira** (2023-09-19T14:40:14+00:00):
Great work with the file manager, but this one is so annoying.

**Ivo Pereira** (2023-09-20T05:42:13+00:00):
Quick suggestion for anyone facing the issue, before editing, copy paste the current url to quickly be able to access the same file later: https://ploi.io/panel/servers/XXXXXX/file-explorer/modals/file/edit?file=XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

**Green17** (2023-09-20T07:16:21+00:00):
Good tip thanks @ivo 

**Pegaso** (2024-11-27T16:00:44+00:00):
Yup, really annoying

**Marc Bush** (2025-06-05T08:10:03+00:00):
Can confirm this bug. Also unable to view as a site user, only ploi and root. Would be perfect if it was available at site level.