diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/RootController.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/RootController.kt
index 3fbb4e9..044bd05 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/RootController.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/RootController.kt
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
                     con.ping()
                     println("auto Connection to Server successful")
                     switchStartupToMain()
+                    showAll()
                 } else {
                     println("[auto] no server found")
                 }
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
                     con.ping()
                     println("[file] Connection to Server successful")
                     switchStartupToMain()
+                    showAll()
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     println(e)
                     println("[file] Connection to Server NOT successful")
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
                 println("Connection to Server successful")
                 SettingsController.setServerAddress(name) //store address in settings file
                 switchStartupToMain()
+                showAll()
                 println("swithing to MainView @ initCon")
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 println(e)
@@ -230,7 +233,12 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
         mvc.setPreview3DTexture(con.getTexturePreview(data.textureHash))
         val sdf = SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy")
 
-        mvc.setMeta(data.name, "${data.resolution.first}px x ${data.resolution.second}px", data.format.toString(), sdf.format(data.addedOn.time))
+        mvc.setMeta(
+            data.name,
+            "${data.resolution.first}px x ${data.resolution.second}px",
+            data.format.toString(),
+            sdf.format(data.addedOn.time)
+        )
         mvc.setTags(data.tags.toList().observable())
         selectedTexture = data
     }
@@ -255,7 +263,10 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
         dialogDelete.showAndWait()
     }
 
-
+    /**
+     * send a changed texture to the server
+     * @param chips the new tag list
+     */
     fun updateTexture(chips: ObservableList<String>) {
         val uuid = UUID.randomUUID()
         val newTexture = Texture(
@@ -270,4 +281,10 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
         con.updateTexture(selectedTexture, newTexture, con.getTextureFile(selectedTexture.textureHash))
     }
 
+    /**
+     * show all available textures at start
+     */
+    fun showAll() {
+        queryElements(mvc.getTags())
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt
index 0328166..e9f0544 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ class MainViewController : Controller() {
         folderView.children.add(element)
     }
 
-    fun addAllElements(elementList: ArrayList<GUIModel>) {
-        folderView.children.addAll(elementList)
-    }
-
-
     // DetailView functions
     fun setPreview3DTexture(img: Image) {
         preview.setTexture(img)
@@ -47,6 +42,10 @@ class MainViewController : Controller() {
         lockUpdate = true //allow update with onChange
     }
 
+    fun getTags(): ObservableList<String>{
+        return cvTags.chips
+    }
+
     fun updateTags() {
         if (lockUpdate) { //the chipView was changed by the user
             println("Tags changed")
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class MainViewController : Controller() {
         rootc.switchMainToImport()
     }
 
-
     fun removeTextureFromView(data: Texture) {
         // stream all children nodes, filter them as GUIModel with data.id == data.id, for any found object if it's still present remove it from the folderView
         folderView.children.stream().filter { x -> (x as GUIModel).data.id == data.id }.findAny()