zulip/help/include/left-sidebar-topics.md

In the left sidebar, you can see the streams you are subscribed to, along with unread message counts for each stream.

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1. Click on the name of a stream in the left sidebar. You will see a list of the most recent unread topics in that stream.

2. The initially shown list of topics usually has what you need, but you can click on more topics underneath to see additional topics. {end_tabs}

!!! tip "" Older topics disappear from the left sidebar, but you can always find them by clicking more topics or by using search.