# Unmanaged folder

URL: /code/project-structure/unmanaged-folder · Id: `convention:unmanaged-folder`

> A folder whose name starts with an underscore is unmanaged: the gate ignores it and nothing in it reaches db.sb.

A folder whose name starts with an underscore is unmanaged: the gate ignores it and nothing in it reaches [db.sb](/code/platform/db-sb).

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path | `_[name]/` |
| Holds | [File](/business/nouns/file) |
| Kind | folder |
| Leaders | db-first, git-first |
| Team | [Engineering Team](/agents/engineering) |
| Written by | None. |
| Compiled by | [StartupBuilder](/code/builders/startup) |

### Example
`_research/agency-interviews.md` in a Startup repository.

```md title="_research/agency-interviews.md"
# Agency interviews

Six of eight agencies close in week three. All six would pay to close in week one.
```