Webpack watch not working on Webstorm on Windows?

Question

So basically I have a project using Webpack, if I build using Webpack -w, editing the file with another editor will trigger the watch; however if I edit the file using Webstorm, nothing will happen.

I have came across this post, which seems I'm not the only one, however that solution is for Ubuntu, so I was wondering if there is anything similar for Windows?

Thanks

lena · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-11T09:59:28.313

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Seems Webpack watch doesn't work if the file is not saved directly. Please try turning 'Safe write' option ( Settings | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings | Use "safe write" (save changes to temporary file first)) off.

In 2020.* the option name is Back up files before saving

edited Dec 11 '20 at 09:59

answered Dec 11 '15 at 13:50

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Wow! You, sir, saved my life – Aviad Aug 26 '16 at 12:51
Thanks, Lena! You've saved my nervous system. – YozhEzhi Jun 21 '17 at 10:02
doesn't work for me. I am using Ubuntu though. Before the watcher was watching intermittently... now after i unchecked that option, the watcher is not watching at all – Oliver Watkins Jul 14 '17 at 10:25

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 31 '16 at 17:23

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Also make sure you use Node's path construction instead of slashes. Example:

entry: {
     'MyPackage': path.join(__dirname, 'modules', 'PkgEntry.js'),
...

instead of:

entry: {
     'MyPackage': '\\modules\\PkgEntry.js'),
...

answered Oct 31 '16 at 17:23

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 03 '18 at 13:56

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Had the same issue today. And accepted answer didn't help me.

Check this page https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/Inotify+Watches+Limit and try to increase your Inotify Watches Limit. Helped me.

answered Aug 03 '18 at 13:56

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