elementary
Regression: refreshing almost never happens automatically
What Happened?
This issue is back in v7.1.0. I mostly experience it with files downloaded using Google Chrome. The file shown below with the green arrow icon is a temp file associated to a PDF I downloaded with Chrome:
It has been sitting there for 10 minutes and it will not go away until I manually refresh Files
Steps to Reproduce
- Download a PDF with Chrome (although it randomly happnes in other scenarios too)
Expected Behavior
Files should refresh almost instantly
OS Version
8.x (Circe)
Session Type
Classic Session (X11, This is the default)
Software Version
Latest release (I have run all updates)
Log Output
Hardware Info
No response
I assume the file was downloaded to a local Downloads directory? Local directories should have a monitor that signals when a file is removed. I'll see if there are any recent changes that may have stopped this working. Do you know the last version where it worked?
I think it somewhat worked in OS 7 but never fully as far as I can remember (https://github.com/elementary/files/issues/2304)
Thanks - I meant which version of Files worked properly (if known)? The current version seems to work OK when creating/removing files with the terminal. I'll see if I can reproduce with Chrome.
I can confirm there is an issue with browser (Chromium) downloads - investigating.
I don't think this bug is specific to saving a file from Google Chrome. I actually think it's a general File Manager refresh bug.
I often delete directories (with SHIFT + DEL) of old projects of mine, and the directory doesn't always disappear visually; it only disappears after I close and reopen File Manager and enter the same path again.
That's a critical bug in my opinion, imagine the non-technical user experience seeing a folder that doesn't exist anymore visually. If the user tries to interact with that deleted folder, obviously it gives erros, but it should not be there visually in the first place.
I don't think this bug is specific to saving a file from Google Chrome. I actually think it's a general File Manager refresh bug.
Can confirm that this occurs when when Firefox completes downloads, too. It seems like a recent regression, to me, too (within a major release or two). But I dragged my feet upgrading to Horus, so I may have been late to notice it…
I don't think this bug is specific to saving a file from Google Chrome. I actually think it's a general File Manager refresh bug.
I often delete directories (with SHIFT + DEL) of old projects of mine, and the directory doesn't always disappear visually; it only disappears after I close and reopen File Manager and enter the same path again.
I see this happen a lot when plugging in a USB drive and seeing files and folders that I've recently deleted on another PC, but they still show up in Files on elementaryOS until I do a manual refresh.
@jeremypw, should I create a new issue for this?
@BugFixesAndPerformanceImprovements Is this the same as #1618?
Hi @jeremypw. Yes, seems like the same issue.