Ok, for everyone in this thread suffering as I have been since this awful design change, I have taken time out of my busy schedule to reorganize my view back to the way it was. This took some time because I am managing over 25 projects at the moment, but my ADD brain is now a happier…still miffed that I had to do this, but alas happier. @David_Dickens mentioned this work around in his post above, so I decided to try it. Since it was successful, I thought it would be useful to post the steps here.
First, the only way to see your entire project list to include archived projects is to follow this link Show All Projects on Web which will take you to the web version of Asana. (Thank you @David_Dickens for providing this illusive link in your post above.) I couldn’t find a way to show all project with the desktop app since the search bar doesn’t seem to allow a blank entry to display all.
Second, you will need to click and open each project, then click the ‘star’ icon next to the project name to make it a ‘Starred’ project or favorite. You will now see on both the web and the desktop app a new section in the sidebar called ‘Starred.’ Once you have added at least 2 projects to your ‘starred’ list, you will be able to manually drag and drop your projects in the order your choose.
Third, take the time to open and star each of your projects. Drag and drop them in the ‘Starred’ section in the sidebar to your desired order.
It’s easier to do this using on the web because of the link to view all projects. Just star them and then hit the back button on your browser to return to the project list.
And…hey Asana…if you’re listening…this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t fix this issue because we’ve found a work around. Please restore the sidebar as we have all been requesting. Thank you.
Melissa