Windows 10: Files not refreshing after deleting them.

Discus and support Files not refreshing after deleting them. in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; For some reason,File Explorer doens't refresh after I delete a file. How can I fix this? Thank you 169617 Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by jray9242, Dec 2, 2020.

  1. jray9242 Win User

    Files not refreshing after deleting them.


    For some reason,File Explorer doens't refresh after I delete a file.

    How can I fix this?

    Thank you

    :)
     
    jray9242, Dec 2, 2020
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  2. Javaman Win User

    File explorer not refreshing after deleting files in search


    Using Windows 10 Home.
    This problem only happens if I'm performing a search.
    If I search within a folder for say *.* and then delete a file, the list of files does not refresh.
    The file remains listed even though it's been deleted.
    If I manually refresh then the file disappears from the list. Same thing happens if I undo the delete.
    I need to hit F5 to make the file reappear in the search list.

    Anyone else having this problem or know a fix? Thanks.

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    Seems to be a Windows 10 prob. I went back to 8.1 and everything was fine.
     
    Javaman, Dec 2, 2020
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  3. dalchina Win User
    File explorer not refreshing after deleting files in search


    Hi you can simply hit F5 after deleting the file to refresh the explorer search results list.

    Bu that, of course, is simply a workaround, not a solution.
     
    dalchina, Dec 2, 2020
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  4. Starseed Win User

    Files not refreshing after deleting them.

    Explorer search results - Does not update (refresh) when delete a file

    I saw some older posts related to this from 2016 but nothing with a solution. The problem is:

    I search in explorer for files (ie "*.jpg") it will give me a list of results. I delete a file from the list of results (either hitting delete key or right click and delete) and even though it is deleted, it still appears in the list. It will stay in the list until I either refresh the list or re-do the same search.

    Other people with the same issue said that the results would refresh on their own after a couple of seconds but mine never will unless I do it manually. This was happening in version 1809 and I updated Windows to the most recent version (1903) and it is still the same issue.

    I thought it could be related to the number of results but it doesn't matter if there are 500 or 1, it does not refresh. I am experiencing this behavior on two different computers.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    Starseed, Dec 2, 2020
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