diff --git a/static/js/api/baseModelApi.js b/static/js/api/baseModelApi.js
index 4259adf2..793fe536 100644
--- a/static/js/api/baseModelApi.js
+++ b/static/js/api/baseModelApi.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { state, getCurrentPageState } from '../state/index.js';
-import { showToast, updateFolderTags } from '../utils/uiHelpers.js';
+import { showToast } from '../utils/uiHelpers.js';
 import { getStorageItem, getSessionItem, saveMapToStorage } from '../utils/storageHelpers.js';
 import { 
     getCompleteApiConfig, 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     WS_ENDPOINTS
 } from './apiConfig.js';
 import { resetAndReload } from './modelApiFactory.js';
+import { sidebarManager } from '../components/SidebarManager.js';
 
 /**
  * Abstract base class for all model API clients
@@ -103,15 +104,7 @@ export class BaseModelApiClient {
             pageState.currentPage = pageState.currentPage + 1;
             
             if (updateFolders) {
-                const response = await fetch(this.apiConfig.endpoints.folders);
-                if (response.ok) {
-                    const data = await response.json();
-                    updateFolderTags(data.folders);
-                } else {
-                    const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
-                    const errorMsg = errorData && errorData.error ? errorData.error : response.statusText;
-                    console.error(`Error getting folders: ${errorMsg}`);
-                }
+                sidebarManager.refresh();
             }
             
             return result;
diff --git a/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js b/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js
index 7d5fca9f..0b7f06c8 100644
--- a/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js
+++ b/static/js/components/SidebarManager.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { getStorageItem, setStorageItem } from '../utils/storageHelpers.js';
 import { getModelApiClient } from '../api/modelApiFactory.js';
 
 export class SidebarManager {
-    constructor(pageControls) {
-        this.pageControls = pageControls;
-        this.pageType = pageControls.pageType;
+    constructor() {
+        this.pageControls = null;
+        this.pageType = null;
         this.treeData = {};
         this.selectedPath = '';
         this.expandedNodes = new Set();
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         this.openDropdown = null;
         this.hoverTimeout = null;
         this.isHovering = false;
+        this.isInitialized = false;
         
         // Bind methods
         this.handleTreeClick = this.handleTreeClick.bind(this);
@@ -29,8 +30,95 @@ export class SidebarManager {
         this.handleMouseLeave = this.handleMouseLeave.bind(this);
         this.handleHoverAreaEnter = this.handleHoverAreaEnter.bind(this);
         this.handleHoverAreaLeave = this.handleHoverAreaLeave.bind(this);
+    }
+
+    async initialize(pageControls) {
+        // Clean up previous initialization if exists
+        if (this.isInitialized) {
+            this.cleanup();
+        }
+
+        this.pageControls = pageControls;
+        this.pageType = pageControls.pageType;
+        this.apiClient = getModelApiClient();
         
-        this.init();
+        // Set initial sidebar state immediately (hidden by default)
+        this.setInitialSidebarState();
+        
+        this.setupEventHandlers();
+        this.updateSidebarTitle();
+        this.restoreSidebarState();
+        await this.loadFolderTree();
+        this.restoreSelectedFolder();
+        
+        // Apply final state with animation after everything is loaded
+        this.applyFinalSidebarState();
+        
+        this.isInitialized = true;
+        console.log(`SidebarManager initialized for ${this.pageType} page`);
+    }
+
+    cleanup() {
+        if (!this.isInitialized) return;
+
+        // Clear any pending timeouts
+        if (this.hoverTimeout) {
+            clearTimeout(this.hoverTimeout);
+            this.hoverTimeout = null;
+        }
+        
+        // Clean up event handlers
+        this.removeEventHandlers();
+        
+        // Reset state
+        this.pageControls = null;
+        this.pageType = null;
+        this.treeData = {};
+        this.selectedPath = '';
+        this.expandedNodes = new Set();
+        this.openDropdown = null;
+        this.isHovering = false;
+        this.apiClient = null;
+        this.isInitialized = false;
+        
+        console.log('SidebarManager cleaned up');
+    }
+
+    removeEventHandlers() {
+        const pinToggleBtn = document.getElementById('sidebarPinToggle');
+        const collapseAllBtn = document.getElementById('sidebarCollapseAll');
+        const folderTree = document.getElementById('sidebarFolderTree');
+        const sidebarBreadcrumbNav = document.getElementById('sidebarBreadcrumbNav');
+        const sidebarHeader = document.getElementById('sidebarHeader');
+        const sidebar = document.getElementById('folderSidebar');
+        const hoverArea = document.getElementById('sidebarHoverArea');
+
+        if (pinToggleBtn) {
+            pinToggleBtn.removeEventListener('click', this.handlePinToggle);
+        }
+        if (collapseAllBtn) {
+            collapseAllBtn.removeEventListener('click', this.handleCollapseAll);
+        }
+        if (folderTree) {
+            folderTree.removeEventListener('click', this.handleTreeClick);
+        }
+        if (sidebarBreadcrumbNav) {
+            sidebarBreadcrumbNav.removeEventListener('click', this.handleBreadcrumbClick);
+        }
+        if (sidebarHeader) {
+            sidebarHeader.removeEventListener('click', this.handleSidebarHeaderClick);
+        }
+        if (sidebar) {
+            sidebar.removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.handleMouseEnter);
+            sidebar.removeEventListener('mouseleave', this.handleMouseLeave);
+        }
+        if (hoverArea) {
+            hoverArea.removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.handleHoverAreaEnter);
+            hoverArea.removeEventListener('mouseleave', this.handleHoverAreaLeave);
+        }
+        
+        // Remove document click handler
+        document.removeEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick);
     }
 
     async init() {
@@ -692,45 +780,9 @@ export class SidebarManager {
     }
 
     destroy() {
-        // Clear any pending timeouts
-        if (this.hoverTimeout) {
-            clearTimeout(this.hoverTimeout);
-        }
-        
-        // Clean up event handlers
-        const pinToggleBtn = document.getElementById('sidebarPinToggle');
-        const collapseAllBtn = document.getElementById('sidebarCollapseAll');
-        const folderTree = document.getElementById('sidebarFolderTree');
-        const sidebarBreadcrumbNav = document.getElementById('sidebarBreadcrumbNav');
-        const sidebarHeader = document.getElementById('sidebarHeader');
-        const sidebar = document.getElementById('folderSidebar');
-        const hoverArea = document.getElementById('sidebarHoverArea');
-
-        if (pinToggleBtn) {
-            pinToggleBtn.removeEventListener('click', this.handlePinToggle);
-        }
-        if (collapseAllBtn) {
-            collapseAllBtn.removeEventListener('click', this.handleCollapseAll);
-        }
-        if (folderTree) {
-            folderTree.removeEventListener('click', this.handleTreeClick);
-        }
-        if (sidebarBreadcrumbNav) {
-            sidebarBreadcrumbNav.removeEventListener('click', this.handleBreadcrumbClick);
-        }
-        if (sidebarHeader) {
-            sidebarHeader.removeEventListener('click', this.handleSidebarHeaderClick);
-        }
-        if (sidebar) {
-            sidebar.removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.handleMouseEnter);
-            sidebar.removeEventListener('mouseleave', this.handleMouseLeave);
-        }
-        if (hoverArea) {
-            hoverArea.removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.handleHoverAreaEnter);
-            hoverArea.removeEventListener('mouseleave', this.handleHoverAreaLeave);
-        }
-        
-        // Remove document click handler
-        document.removeEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick);
+        this.cleanup();
     }
 }
+
+// Create and export global instance
+export const sidebarManager = new SidebarManager();
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diff --git a/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js b/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js
index 60340231..e00a5b02 100644
--- a/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js
+++ b/static/js/components/controls/PageControls.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getCurrentPageState, setCurrentPageType } from '../../state/index.js';
 import { getStorageItem, setStorageItem, getSessionItem, setSessionItem } from '../../utils/storageHelpers.js';
 import { showToast } from '../../utils/uiHelpers.js';
 import { SidebarManager } from '../SidebarManager.js';
+import { sidebarManager } from '../SidebarManager.js';
 
 /**
  * PageControls class - Unified control management for model pages
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ export class PageControls {
         // Store API methods
         this.api = null;
         
-        // Initialize sidebar manager
-        this.sidebarManager = null;
+        // Use global sidebar manager
+        this.sidebarManager = sidebarManager;
         
         // Initialize event listeners
         this.initEventListeners();
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export class PageControls {
      */
     async initSidebarManager() {
         try {
-            this.sidebarManager = new SidebarManager(this);
+            await this.sidebarManager.initialize(this);
             console.log('SidebarManager initialized');
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Failed to initialize SidebarManager:', error);
@@ -440,8 +441,10 @@ export class PageControls {
      * Clean up resources
      */
     destroy() {
-        if (this.sidebarManager) {
-            this.sidebarManager.destroy();
+        // Note: We don't destroy the global sidebar manager, just clean it up
+        // The global instance will be reused for other page controls
+        if (this.sidebarManager && this.sidebarManager.isInitialized) {
+            this.sidebarManager.cleanup();
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js b/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js
index fac44040..3299fc32 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { showToast, updateFolderTags } from '../utils/uiHelpers.js';
+import { showToast } from '../utils/uiHelpers.js';
 import { state, getCurrentPageState } from '../state/index.js';
 import { modalManager } from './ModalManager.js';
 import { bulkManager } from './BulkManager.js';
 import { getStorageItem } from '../utils/storageHelpers.js';
 import { getModelApiClient } from '../api/modelApiFactory.js';
 import { FolderTreeManager } from '../components/FolderTreeManager.js';
+import { sidebarManager } from '../components/SidebarManager.js';
 
 class MoveManager {
     constructor() {
@@ -224,12 +225,7 @@ class MoveManager {
             }
 
             // Refresh folder tags after successful move
-            try {
-                const foldersData = await apiClient.fetchModelFolders();
-                updateFolderTags(foldersData.folders);
-            } catch (error) {
-                console.error('Error refreshing folder tags:', error);
-            }
+            sidebarManager.refresh();
 
             modalManager.closeModal('moveModal');
             
diff --git a/static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js b/static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js
index e17a19d9..cee63952 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js
@@ -665,32 +665,4 @@ export async function openExampleImagesFolder(modelHash) {
     showToast('Failed to open example images folder', 'error');
     return false;
   }
-}
-
-/**
-     * Update the folder tags display with new folder list
-     * @param {Array} folders - List of folder names
-     */
-export function updateFolderTags(folders) {
-  const folderTagsContainer = document.querySelector('.folder-tags');
-  if (!folderTagsContainer) return;
-
-  // Keep track of currently selected folder
-  const pageState = getCurrentPageState();
-  const currentFolder = pageState.activeFolder;
-
-  // Create HTML for folder tags
-  const tagsHTML = folders.map(folder => {
-      const isActive = folder === currentFolder;
-      return `<div class="tag ${isActive ? 'active' : ''}" data-folder="${folder}">${folder}</div>`;
-  }).join('');
-
-  // Update the container
-  folderTagsContainer.innerHTML = tagsHTML;
-
-  // Scroll active folder into view (no need to reattach click handlers)
-  const activeTag = folderTagsContainer.querySelector(`.tag[data-folder="${currentFolder}"]`);
-  if (activeTag) {
-      activeTag.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
-  }
 }
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