How can I disable “Scan for external changes” in netbeans?

Question

How do I disable \"Scan for external changes\" in netbeans ?

Answer 1

On Mac go to menu: NetBeans/Preferences/Miscellaneous/Files and uncheck ❑ Enable auto-scanning of sources

Works for NetBeans version 8.0.2, MacOs 10.10.2 Yosemite