How do I refresh Netbeans workspace?

Question

In Eclipse, there is something called refresh workspace or F5 that refreshes the files, to make sure to pick-up any files that are changed outside eclipse.

How do i do that in Netbeans ? I am using 6.9.1 for PHP/Java development?

I don't see any refresh nor F5 works?

any hints? any plugins??

score 86 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 27 '12 at 06:47

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Within NetBeans:

select "Source" > "Scan for External Changes"

this will force the IDE to look for changes and "Refresh" the file structure.

I develop PHP within NetBeans and am frequently creating new files outside of the IDE. This does the trick every time and works quickly.

edited Oct 27 '12 at 06:47

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answered Feb 02 '12 at 05:14

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I am using NetBeans + SourceTree because I dont like the GUI of NetBeans GIT. I thought refresh would help to change file name colors / states. But I had to close project directory root and then refresh otherwise it does nothing. – Mar 09 '16 at 12:09
@user2917245 Right click on the directory -> Git -> Show changes, should refresh the git state of your files. – naitsirch Sep 28 '20 at 10:10

score 43 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 25 '19 at 10:03

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I think below is the best Answer to that. While Scan for External Changes takes a while.

Instead.

Tools->Options->Miscellaneous->Files and uncheck Enable-auto-scanning of source. Then it will give an option like Refresh Folder.

This is cool against scanning the whole project to see changes in one folder.

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answered Nov 19 '12 at 10:39

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In NetBeans 8.0 (RC1), this option is now location in `Tool -> Options -> Miscellaneous -> Files`. – Cypher Apr 07 '14 at 18:05
Thanks. It is a shame that this option is not activate by default! auto-scanning is not working in my case – sdespont Dec 02 '14 at 09:38
This worked fine for me. Allows quick and easy way to just refresh folders that have had extra files added. My Netbeans never did it automatically. – Lee Dec 02 '14 at 11:33
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@sdespont it's activated by default in NetBeans 8.2 – Grant Foster Nov 02 '18 at 15:38

score 32 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 14 '10 at 15:53

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Never Mind, found ScanOnDemand plugin and also there is source-->Scan for External Changes menu.

answered Dec 14 '10 at 15:53

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score 29 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 18 '13 at 13:42

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For Netbeans-IDE 7.2 and above

Go To Tools->Options->Miscellaneous->Files and uncheck Enable-auto-scanning of source. Then it will give an option like Refresh Folder.

You can refresh the folder or whole workspace.

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score 14 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 18 '14 at 12:03

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Select "Scan for external changes" from the "Source" menu.

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score 8 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 29 '12 at 14:10

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I use netbeans deploying php projects.

Source->Scan for External Changes

The files in the projects will be refreshed or synchronized with the windows file system.

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score 7 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 02 '18 at 11:43

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Source -> Scan For External Changes

answered Aug 02 '18 at 11:43

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score 4 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 06 '14 at 12:13

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I made it like below ,

Right click on the folder (e.g webpages) --> Refresh

in my netbeans 6.9

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 12 '16 at 02:47

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The only think that worked for me, is "Synchronization" when right-clicking on the project.

answered Mar 12 '16 at 02:47

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V-8.2 Right click on folder you want to update with external resources. This will open menu, look for option 'Synchronize'. Once clicked, it will populate two tables in diff view displaying remote changes and local changes(Netbeans platform). Just review changes and hit Synchronize button to update them in netbeans. – Disha Goyal Apr 09 '19 at 07:20

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 20 '11 at 19:02

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Also, if you're using subversion, if you use an external subversion client you can run "update" in the subversion menu to update the diff highlighting.

answered Apr 20 '11 at 19:02

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