* Hit Y when prompted to delete the filesģ. Reset the quick access locations to default and clear the recent files, by deleting all files on the following locations (To navigate to the below locations, copy-paste each address on Explorer's address bar and hit Enter): * Remove from Quick Access any "Network Locations" that points to a server that is not currently available or to a drive/location that no longer exists.Ģ. * For example: If under the quick access menu, there is a shortcut to a network drive that no longer exists, it may cause Explorer not to refresh automatically with the changes you make in folders/files.ġ. Windows displays in the Quick access menu, a list of recently visited folders/places and a list of the recently opened files.Īlthough this is very convenient, it can cause Explorer to not refresh when making changes to files/folders, especially when the Quick Access menu contains a location that no longer exists.* So, proceed as follows… Restore Quick Access Default Locations & Clear Recent Files. In General tab, click the Restore Defaults button. Open File Explorer and from the File menu choose Change folder and search options.Ģ. Restore Folder and Search options to default.ġ. In Processes tab, right-click in Windows Explorer and choose Restart.
Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to open task manager.Ģ. The first method to solve the "Explorer not refreshing changes" problem, is to restart the Windows Explorer process. How to FIX: Explorer No Refresh After Changing Files/Folders in Windows 10/11. After creating a new folder/file the new folder/file does appear automatically in Explorer and appears only after refreshing.Īfter many hours of searching about explorer not refreshing issue and trying different things, I decided to write this article with solutions that worked in different cases.After you move a file to a new location, the file still appears in the old location and does not appear in the new one.After renaming a file, the renamed file still displays with the old file name and the change appears only after refreshing.After deleting files or folders, the files do not disappear automatically from where you delete them.by hitting F5), or to close and re-open Explorer. Problem in details: When making changes to files or folders in File Explorer, Explorer doesn't refresh automatically to display the changes made and the user has to refresh manually the "View" to see the changes. One of the most annoying problems that can occur in all versions of Windows is when Explorer does not automatically refresh changes and you have to press F5 or to right-click and Refresh to see the changes.
If when you delete, rename, move or copy files in Windows Explorer, Explorer does not refresh with the changes you made, continue reading below to fix the problem.
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