# Unable to Edit Files

**URL:** https://community.tuist.dev/t/unable-to-edit-files/773
**Category:** General
**Tags:** documentation
**Created:** [September 27, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.tuist.dev/t/unable-to-edit-files/773 "2025-09-27T20:40:32Z")
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### Author: ![swiftanon](https://community.tuist.dev/user_avatar/community.tuist.dev/swiftanon/32/723_2.png) [@swiftanon](https://community.tuist.dev/u/swiftanon)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.tuist.dev/t/unable-to-edit-files/773/1 "2025-09-27T20:40:33Z")

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Hello! I am running into an issue that I can’t figure out. After generating a project via `tuist generate`, it appears that the project files are all reference files; thus I am unable to edit files like content.swift in Sources dir in Xcode.

I expect Manifest files to be reference files but not files in Source. Resources, Tests directories. I am definitely missing something but can’t figure it out looking through the docs; would appreciate some feedback,

Please see the attached image to see what I mean by reference files (basically the folders have the curly circle thing indicating that the folders are reference folders thus no access to files within).

Thank you

 ![Screenshot 2025-09-27 at 4.32.45 PM](https://tuist-community-storage.fly.storage.tigris.dev/original/1X/ebce3a80ac0d0261ea4066d05100302ba40c9f97.png)

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### Author: ![swiftanon](https://community.tuist.dev/user_avatar/community.tuist.dev/swiftanon/32/723_2.png) [@swiftanon](https://community.tuist.dev/u/swiftanon)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.tuist.dev/t/unable-to-edit-files/773/2 "2025-09-28T18:06:51Z")

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Figured it out - Xcode → Open → ProjectDir.