The workspace sidebar manages real files and folders on your Mac. Changes made there are reflected in Finder.
Create and organize
Use the New menu in the sidebar to create documents and folders. You can rename or move items within the current workspace; doXmind moves the matching sidecar with its source file.
Work with external editors
Markdown files remain portable text files, so you can edit them in another app. When doXmind detects that the Markdown source changed outside the app, the external Markdown is treated as authoritative and the editor state is rebuilt on the next save.
Avoid editing the same document in doXmind and another app at the same time. The last save can overwrite newer work.
Delete and restore
Deleting a document from doXmind moves the source and its sidecar to the macOS Trash as separate items. doXmind does not maintain a separate in-app Trash.
To restore a document:
- Open the macOS Trash.
- Press
Cmd+Shift+. if hidden files are not visible.
- Restore both the source file and its matching
.doxmind sidecar to the same folder.
Restoring only a PDF or spreadsheet source loses edits that were saved only in its sidecar. Restoring only Markdown text can lose rich editor details that do not have a portable Markdown equivalent.
Back up a workspace
Back up the complete folder, including hidden files. Finder can show hidden files with Cmd+Shift+.. See Local storage and sidecars for exact filenames. 
