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Normally when you do a file operation in Windows Explorer then Explorer refreshes itself. So I delete a file, and it's gone.

But since yesterday when I for example delete a file, the file entry doesn't disappear. It only disappears when closing and reopening the folder, or when pressing F5. What could that be?

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And you are deleting the file using Windows Explorer as well? And did you restart your computer since you have that problem? – Arjan Nov 14 '09 at 15:31
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I suggest you have a look at this thread in the Microsoft TechNet forums. This may be related to a known issue with Windows 7.

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To save you the trouble, I went and reviewed the whole (gigantic) thread. I'm having this issue myself. The conclusion of the folks in there as well as the MS person was that it's a bug in Windows 7 that they were able to reproduce. There's some button-mashing solutions that seemed to work for a few people like deleting the icon cache or resetting folder views. Worth a try, though none of that worked for me so far. – Scott Bilas Dec 30 '09 at 18:42
Another thread on the issue.. social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/w7files/thread/… – Scott Bilas Dec 30 '09 at 18:45
Resetting the folders worked for me (at least the error hasn't occurred since) Thx for the link. – SealedSun Feb 18 '10 at 14:38
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I found another article saying that the effect appears as soon as you open any Windows Explorer window. I tried this out and it really depends on the Windows Explorer on my machine.

Once a Windows Explorer has been opened, file changes are not being refreshed. To kill this effect, I have to close ALL explorer.exe processes and start only one through the Task Manager. Refreshing then works fine until you open another Windows Explorer window.

It seems like I have to use an Explorer alternative like Total Commander for file management. It really is unbelievable that Microsoft still hasn't brought out a patch; this bug seems to have been talked about around the web for over six months now.

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For me it was caused by an unreachable network drive.

As soon as I deleted it from Network Places, the problem went away.

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I've also struggled with this problem, and I've found a workaround from here.

The post suggests that you install Classic Shell from sourceforge.net. You can set the right pane auto-refresh like this: Start > All Programs (or Programs) > Explorer Settings > Navigation Pane > Always navigate to the selected folder

Classic Shell has also classic XP Start menu, if you want it.

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Just to add another solution which has resolved my problem: http://www.winvistaclub.com/t46.html

It is a registry file to execute (safe mode: check the content before in case this site is not more reliable) but I think such solution should be provided by Microsoft. All the microsoft links / solution in technet, social etc... previously mentionned in this topic are not working for me.

Hope this can help some others.

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