# How do I stop Locul reading a folder or file?

Source: https://help.locul.ai/articles/choose-which-folders-locul-reads

Locul reads the Markdown files and PDFs in your home folder, so there is no list of folders to pick. To leave a folder or file out, hide it from Locul in **Settings** > **Notes and files**.

## Hide a folder or file

1. Click the **Settings** gear at the bottom of the left rail.
2. Under **Brain**, click **Notes and files**.
3. In the left column, find the folder or file.
4. Right-click it and choose **Hide folder from Locul** (or **Hide from Locul** for a file).
5. If it has no memories yet, click **Hide it**.

If Locul already made memories from it, you choose what happens to them:

- **Remove N memories** deletes those memories for good.
- **Keep them** leaves the memories searchable. The folder or file stops feeding new ones.

Either way, it leaves search straight away.

You can also hide a note you have open: click **⊘ Hide from Locul** in its toolbar.

## Bring a hidden item back

1. In **Notes and files**, click **show ignored** at the top of the folder list. Hidden items show an **ignored** label.
2. Right-click the item and choose **Un-ignore (re-process)**.

Locul reads it again and builds memories from it.

## Pin the folders you use most

Click the star next to a folder name to add it to **Bookmarks**. Under **Discovered**, Locul lists note folders it found elsewhere. Click **Add** to bookmark one, or the × to stop showing it.

## Troubleshooting

**On a Mac, Locul finds no notes.** macOS needs to give Locul Full Disk Access before it can read your files. Locul asks for it during setup. You can turn it on in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access.

## Related articles

- [How does Locul memory work?](/articles/how-locul-memory-works)
- [Where does my data go?](/articles/where-does-my-data-go)
- [Delete your account and data](/articles/delete-your-account-and-data)