Catalina: Finder not refreshing with new items.

I have this issue too on my brand new Mac Pro 2019. It started happening once I downloaded the first update patch. Anyone find a fix for this yet?

For now I have found that moving to trash one file and then undoing the delete will "refresh" finder and all the files will appear again. So annoying still.

So here's my report, after clear Finder Preferences and Update to 10.15.2 the Problem was fixed....for a week. Today i make a Screenshot and the file not appear. Kill Finder and Restart > File is there

It's clearly a bug. It continues to happen to a small number of users, myself included, even after wiping and reinstalling Catalina on a completely clean hard drive.

The problem is determining the source of the bug. If it happened to 100% of users, it would have been fixed long before it reached the public -- those bugs are trivial to fix. Bugs that only occur under a specific set of circumstances are more difficult to track down, which is likely what allowed this issue to persist through multiple updates and betas.

The fact that it is "less than a hiccup" has no bearing on whether it is a bug or not -- it is simply a measure of how likely the specific set of circumstances are to occur. For example, I had a bug in early versions of my software that only occurred if there were a certain number of apostrophes in a paragraph. This never happened when I used the software because I write in English. As soon as a user wrote in French, the bug became immediately apparent. When I tested using his file (in French), it was trivial for me to fix the issue, but I would never have found it writing in English.

The same problem on Catalina, the only possible solution is restarting OS or restarting Finder. It's terrible bug and it's still happening during 2 months...

My machine has the same issue, but only happens once every other week (roughly). Just to force quite Finder app and re-launch it works for me. It is not convenient at all, but acceptable. Really hope Apple support team can fix it.

New MacBook Pro 16 w Catalina - exact same symptom. I first noticed this when using npm to generate javascript node modules. But then also noticed it with items being downloaded into the Downloads folder but not visible in Finder (but visible and with the correct permissions in Terminal).

Force quitting / relaunching Finder corrects the issue for a while. I do not have any lock on a pattern that leads to the loss of visibility. It's only documents created after the issue shows itself; all prior documents remain visible.

I'm still looking for evidence that Apple has acknowledged the issue. Has anyone found that evidence?

Kirk

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New MacBook Pro 16 has this issue. Scenarios I have observed:

• Application development, using npm install to generate libraries for javascript applications, large number of files generated, Finder cannot display them without being restarted.
• Downloading documents via browsers to downloads folder, one shows up, then additional ones do not without restarting Finder.
• Copying files via Thunderbolt 3 bridge between Apple laptops. Large number of files, Finder does not display without restart.

So Apple, why are you so hesitant to engage us and confirm that this is a known issue, and is targeted for 10.15.x (10.15.2? presently in beta 3)? We don't bite, but unwillingness to acknowledge and engage the community is going to ultimately bite you over time. People interpret that behavior or leadership attitude as ... arrogance.

Same problem within first hour after installing Catalina on Mac Mini 2012. Checking the "Terminal" shows all files correctly. I do a work around to "cp <missing-file-name> ~/Desktop" if I need to get a file with my mouse.

Extremely disappointing by Apple. This defect can be replicated in minutes.

I have seen this issue since Catalina upgrade as well. I agree with others that this is really not good. the File System is the most basic element of this OS. Apple you better get this fixed quick.

For those who are worried about files truly going missing, you can try using unix commands such as ls and ls-al in the appropriate directory in a terminal window. So far this seems to work for me. I can see the files that are missing from the Finder view of the same. Hope that helps.

Same problem here with Catalina 10.15.1, I noticed yesterday downloading files from Safari that didn't show in finder, however they opened in preview and Saving a copy in preview it opened the save dialog with the download folder selected and the file is there, similar to using the "ls" in the terminal.

Also, I've Microsoft One Drive and it is detecting the files and is uploading them to the One Drive cloud, so the problem just seems to be related to visualization of the files in the Finder app.

Hope this problem will be fixed asap.

Still, there might be something that those of us who often look at those reports may be able to spot... hence you should follow Old Toad's advice and post the report. There is no private information, as you can check. Use the "additional text" button below.

Adding another "me too" for tracking purposes.

I created a new 10.15 system volume (fresh install on a brand new drive) on a SanDisk SSD. While running from that system, I began to notice this issue when downloading files from Chrome, and copying from another machine via Airport and Terminal. I upgraded that volume from 10.15.1 to 10.15.2 (developer beta) without any improvement.

I then experienced trouble where that volume would boot my MacBook Air, but not my 2012 Mini. Since I primarily needed this drive for Mini, I eventually wiped the SSD and started fresh again. After 5 days or so of using the boot disk, I started noticing files not appearing in the Finder again.

I'll try updating to 10.15.2 again at some point, but it definitely didn't fix the problem before, and sounds like it hasn't fixed it for others.

25/12/2019 Guys and still this problem persists!

Downloaded some files in Safari, they do show in stacks, but when I open the folder in finder, the files are missing.

Quite annoying.

deleting plist and force restart finder doesn't work, only a fresh boot.

Mac mini 2018