CentOS 7 + MATE : Folder Contents Not Refreshed In File Manager

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Hi,

I just migrated my workstation running CentOS 7 from KDE to MATE.

It looks like I’m having the same problem with the Caja file manager than with Dolphin. Folder contents don’t get refreshed automatically, and I have to hit F5.

For example, when I download a file (say, a compressed archive) from the Internet, I have to hit F5 to see the file in Caja. And when I extract the archive, I have to hit F5 again.

Anybody knows where this nagging problem comes from?

Cheers,

Niki
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4 thoughts on - CentOS 7 + MATE : Folder Contents Not Refreshed In File Manager

  • I’ve seen it too. sometimes it does get refreshed, and I have never pursued it to see what is going on.

    If, for example, I have a folder full of files displayed in caja, then do a bulk rename from a terminal window in the same directory, it does refresh the filenames. Also, when copying a bunch of files from one place into the window, the files do appear in the caja window as they get copied.

    Sorry, but I don’t know what is different about those two activities versus what you describe

    Fred

  • What do you see in /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches? If you increase the value, does the problem persist?

  • Le 13/07/2018 à 21:57, Liam O’Toole a écrit :

    I investigated this, and indeed, it solved my problem.

    I wrote a little blog article to summarize my findings and put you in the Thank You notes.

    https://blog.microlinux.fr/inotify/

    Cheers,

    Niki

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