If the Show non-version-controlled folders ghosted in folder tree is turned on in the General options, non-version-controlled folders that exist in your local file system along with all their contents[1] will show up ghosted in the folder tree. Ghost folders will only show up in the file tree if:
The repository folder has a working folder defined.
The non-version-controlled folder is not in the “folder exclusions” list defined in the Admin Web Client and is not a “special” Vault Standard folder (_sgvault, _sgbak)
Ghost folders will not show up in a folder if that folder is cloaked
Ghost folders are updated in the folder tree when you log on, after a full refresh (f5) and after operations that change the folder tree (add folder, delete folder etc), and when the working folder is changed.
The Ghost folder context menu contains these menu items – Explore working folder, Add this folder and Delete this folder.
Add this folder - This command will add the selected ghost folder to Vault Standard at its current location in the folder tree. If you choose to add a ghost folder that’s parent is also a ghost, then the selected folder’s parent will be also be created in the tree and the ghost folder and all of its contents will be added.
Explore working folder – This command opens a Windows Explorer window for the corresponding working folder.
If the Show non-version-controlled files ghosted in file list option is turned on, non-version-controlled files that exist in your local working folder will show up as ghosted in the file list. Ghost files will only show up in the file list if:
The file’s parent repository folder has a working folder
The non-version-controlled file is not in excluded by the “file exclusions” list defined in the Admin Web Client
Ghost files are updated when you click on a folder and when you activate the client.
The Ghost File context menu contains these menu items – Add this file, Edit and Delete this file. If at least one ghost file is selected the ghost file context menu will be displayed.
Add this File – The add this file command will add the selected ghost file or files to Vault Standard at the current location in the file list and folder tree. If the file or files selected for addition are in a Ghost Folder, the parent Ghost Folder(s) will also be created in the folder tree.
Edit – The edit command will open the file so you can edit it in the working folder.
Delete this File – The delete this file command will delete the selected ghost file or files to from the working folder.
[1] If a Ghost folder has files, its files will show up ghosted in the file list if the Show files not in repository ghosted in file list option is turned on.