has the windows 7 explorer folder refresh bug been solved?

[win7user2010]

Hi, for a long time I've been having a problem where windows 7 does not refresh the folder or desktop views when I do things like copy/paste files, rename files, create a new file/folder, etc. I have to press F5 in order to get the correct view.

After maybe 5-10 minutes of dealing with this problem, it seems to sometimes go away. Other times I reboot to end the problem. Also it seems that this problem arises when working with my computer after it has been asleep.

I have seen other people on the internet have been having similar issues for I think a year with windows 7, with no conclusive solution being reached to fix it.

Anyone know if a solution been reached to this issue?

 

[Sbrideau]

I've never had that problem, but if I have time tomorrow I will look if there is a solution to this.

 

[Lordbob75]

Have you tried sfc /scannow from an elevated command prompt?

~Lordbob

 

[Nem]

I've had this issue...the cause was SuperAntiSpyware for some reason... if you have that program try uninstalling it.. Just my suggestion, trying to help.

Edit: Why i have these problems with SAS i have no idea..never did before. It would also crash my explorer. :S

 

[win7user2010]

Hi, no I don't have Super Antispyware. I'm not sure what sfc /scannow from an elevated command prompt means, is there some directions on how to do that?

Here's a link with people mentioning a similar problem, I'm using windows 7 32 bit.

Windows Explorer doesn't refresh when files/folders are created, deleted, moved

 

[Lordbob75]

Hit start, and type cmd
Right click on it and select run as admin (say yes to prompt)
type sfc /scannow

~Lordbob

 

[win7user2010]

thank you for the directions, its running now.

One of the difficulties with this issue I'm having is that it is very hard to pinpoint it. Right now, things appear to be working fine, and I'm not able to reproduce the problem. But maybe sometime later in the day it comes back, and when it does, it can be somewhat frustrating.

 

[win7user2010]

Okay, the scan has been completed, and it gave me the following message:

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS.log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. FOr example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log

The system file repair changes will take effect after the next reboot.

 

[Lordbob75]

Restart and see if the problem persists.

~Lordbob

 

[win7user2010]

Thank you for your assistance. So far the problem hasn't returned. If it comes back while I work today, I'll put an update.

I do feel better that windows was able to fix whatever corruptions were found in the scannow process.

Thank you, I really appreciate the kindness and helpfulness of the contributors to this forum.

 

[win7user2010]

Hi,
I've noticed that the problem has returned, but it is only a minor annoyance. It appears the scannow doesn't solve the problem, but I appreciated the help I received.

 

[mickey megabyte]

i thought i had a fix, but it didn't work, and was in fact nonsense.

 

[win7user2010]

Thank you for your response,
I'm nervous about applying that suggestion, I found online that the fix helped some people and didn't help some people. And I'm not sure how the registry value is related to the issue. I found the following:

UpdateMode value
This registry entry determines how the client will search for the
Ntconfig.pol file that contains the policies.
Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update
Value name: UpdateMode
Data type: REG_DWORD
Values:

Value Description
------------------
0 System Policies are disabled.
1 Automatic mode searches for a policy file that is named Ntconfig.pol
in the authenticating server's Netlogon share. This is the
default value.
2 Manual mode searches for the specified policy file in the location
that is specified by the NetworkPath value. If UpdateMode is set
to a value of 2, you must specify an additional value that is
named NetworkPath that specifies a local or network system policy
path and file name.

 

[win7user2010]

Also I cannot find the path in my 32 bit Windows 7:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update

I see up to the subfolder "Control", but there is no subfolder under that called "Update" in my registry.

 

[mickey megabyte]

i've just found where the tip came from:

microsoft answers

there are also other threads here, here and here, here and here too

lots of speculations in the threads, lots of suggested fixes that only work for a day or two - nothing conclusive. a common suggestion is that the problem only occurs in libraries, or where user documents are in a non-default location...

although your research suggests that this registry key has nothing to do with file refresh. in that case, i apologise for hastily spreading incorrect information before fully testing.

the problem has also just started again for me. so my 'fix' is useless, and i'm going to ask the admins to remove.

sorry about this, and lets hope that microsoft start acknowldeging the problem and bring out a fix, as it is trul annoying not being able to see newly copied files!

after reading the threads again, there are lots of theories, and a few suggested fixes...which work for a few days. then problem returns.

 

[win7user2010]

Yeah, its an odd problem, it comes and goes for me too.

Thank you though for trying to help me.

 

[justalogin]

Yeah, its an odd problem, it comes and goes for me too.

Thank you though for trying to help me.

Yeah comes and goes is right ! Its exactly like that on my machine.

 

[mickey megabyte]

it's only an idea, but you have to start somewhere...i would really like (along with lots of other frustrated users) to try to investigate this truly annoying problem further.

do either of you use mapped network drives?
does problem only occur in libraries and desktop?
have you moved the default user files locations?
what anti-virus software do you use? kaspersky here

i think my problem may have started when i mapped my laptop drive in explorer OR when i allowed windows update to give me a new driver for my network controller.

since i removed the mapped drive, and reverted to my old nic driver, i haven't experienced the refresh problem.....yet!

or maybe this problem doesn't have the one single cause? it's baffling, and microsoft won't admit there is a problem at all, let alone try to fix it.

 

[win7user2010]

do either of you use mapped network drives?
Yes, I have some network drives now. But I think I had this problem before I had the them. I can't remember at the moment.

does problem only occur in libraries and desktop?
No. I don't use libraries. This problem happens on the desktop as well as in folders.

have you moved the default user files locations?
I don't know. Not sure.

what anti-virus software do you use?
I currently use Avast, but I had this problem while using AVG as well.


or maybe this problem doesn't have the one single cause? it's baffling, and microsoft won't admit there is a problem at all, let alone try to fix it.
Strangely, I've read online that previous versions of Windows has this same reported problem (going back at least to Windows XP).



Additional note:
I've noticed that the problem is more likely to occur for me if my computer has been asleep for a long time, and then I wake it up. Or if my computer has been left on for a long time (hours) without any activity being done on it. And it is less likely to occur after a reboot/restart.

 

[mickey megabyte]

so we can discount the libraries and antivirus. i didn't notice any worsening after waking up from sleep.

about the user files locations - i moved my standard documents, pictures etc folders onto my d: drive - it looks as if this was not the problem either.

something else i noticed whilst suffering from the refresh bug was a noticeable pause when uploading files to forums.

try attaching a small file to a post, and see if you get a long pause before 'No file chosen' changes to your attached file name. it used to take a second or two when i was suffering, but is now virtually instant.

so far mine has still been okay since removing the mapped network drives, and restoring my old nic driver...and i'm keeping my fingers crossed.