diff --git a/home/base/desktop/neovim/default.nix b/home/base/desktop/neovim/default.nix
index ae77688c..04ec9354 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/home/base/desktop/neovim/default.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
       gopls
       pyright
       rust-analyzer
+      cargo  # rust package manager
 
       #-- tree-sitter --#
       tree-sitter
diff --git a/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/completion/config.lua b/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/completion/config.lua
index 101bd75b..43d96390 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/completion/config.lua
+++ b/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/completion/config.lua
@@ -96,16 +96,6 @@ function config.nvim_lsp()
   nvim_lsp.pyright.setup({
     on_attach = on_attach(),
     capabilities = capabilities,
-    settings = {
-      python = {
-        analysis = {
-          autoSearchPaths = true,
-          diagnosticMode = "workspace",
-          useLibraryCodeForTypes = true,
-          typeCheckingMode = "off",
-        },
-      },
-    },
   })
 
   --sumneko_lua
diff --git a/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/config.lua b/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/config.lua
index 05fcb975..69647e51 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/config.lua
+++ b/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/config.lua
@@ -15,22 +15,16 @@ function config.dashboard()
       shortcut = {
         { desc = ' Update', group = '@property', action = 'Lazy update', key = 'u' },
         {
-          desc = ' Files',
+          desc = ' Find Files',
           group = 'Label',
           action = 'Telescope find_files',
           key = 'f',
         },
         {
-          desc = ' Apps',
+          desc = '󱘎 File Tree',
           group = 'DiagnosticHint',
-          action = 'Telescope app',
-          key = 'a',
-        },
-        {
-          desc = ' dotfiles',
-          group = 'Number',
-          action = 'Telescope dotfiles',
-          key = 'd',
+          action = 'Neotree',
+          key = 't',
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/package.lua b/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/package.lua
index 40624c0b..c032a4a9 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/package.lua
+++ b/home/base/desktop/neovim/lua/modules/ui/package.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package({
 })
 
 
--- 
+-- file tree sidebar
 package({
   'nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim',
   dependencies = { 
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ package({
           { source = "git_status", display_name = " 󰊢 Git " },
         },
       },
+
+      filesystem = {
+        filtered_items = {
+          visible = true, -- when true, they will just be displayed differently than normal items
+          hide_dotfiles = false,
+          hide_gitignored = false,
+        },
+      },
       -- Other options ...
     })
   end