Refresh Visual Studio Code list of files

Question

Visual Studio Code (Version 0.10.11, on OSX) does not refresh the files in a folder. Is there any way to force it to refresh. Currently I have to close and reopen the whole pr

Answer 1

You shouldn't need to reload the entire window, just the folder list. Reloading the window will kill terminals, lose undo history, etc. You can do this using the refresh button in the explorer (second from the right):

If you find you need to do this a lot you can add a keybinding for it, for example:

{
  "key": "ctrl+f5",
  "command": "workbench.files.action.refreshFilesExplorer"
}