Finder window does not refresh

I'm having what I think is the same issue, or at least a related one with Finder not updating properly. I download a file via Chrome into a folder I have open in Finder. Sometimes I see the file appear visually at the bottom of the finder window, even though it should not, since it's sorted by "kind". But regardless of if I see it or not, it seems everything is offset by 1 (not sure if it's up or down). So I click a file to open it, and instead get the next one before or after (again, not sure which). It's super annoying. Simply closing the finder window and opening a new one fixes, but it's a bunch of extra clicks and searching to find what I want. Very annoying. I can't believe Apple hasn't addressed these issues in MacOS (this started when I was on Yosemite and continues after the MacOS update).

I submitted a bug as suggested early in this thread. I hope others have done the same so that Apple will take notice.

This is the sort of bug that tarnishes their "it just works" image, so you'd think they'd be eager to fix.

Same here, it *****, and its random. I work on a 2012 iMac running 10.11.16 and connect to another iMac with the same specs via cat 6. Randomly when I go to pull down files recently created on the other computer the folder on my end appears empty and files will not sync over. The only solve I have found is to eject and remount the other machine. What a pain in the rear / time suck / cause of concern / *** Apple!

Anyone having this issue when both computers are running sierra?

I have this issue as well. Running El Capitan (10.11.6) on what I believe is a Linux-based network at work. My solution is to create a new folder in the spot where I expect the new files to be. This seems to force a refresh of the folder's contents, and shows any new files/folders in that location. Then I delete that new folder I created. Not ideal, but a whole lot simpler than rebooting/disconnecting/etc.

same here, all of a sudden no refresh in finder. this led to enormous errors on cloud services or missing / corrupt files when doing folder maintenance, etc. there´s not a single response from apple, nowhere, nada. osx yosemite macbook here, i could clean install el capitan and it would probably be gone, but i´d also have to tweak my system for days to get it the way i have it now. so please - apple - get it together and do something for your money, **** it!

I've been having this problem too, particularly when I take screen shots. They pile up on the desktop, but neither the desktop itself nor a window open to the desktop show the files.

It will refresh if I move a file to the trash from the window. So, creating a folder with Command-Shift-N and then immediately deleting it with Command-Delete will cause the window to refresh. Saving a file into the Desktop from a normal application like BBEdit will also force the Finder to refresh the window.

It appears that the Move to Trash routine and Save dialog box triggers the Finder to refresh, but UNIX-y amd background applications don't. In the past the Finder would actually monitor the underlying file system to see if changes were made.

It's not really clear what you mean. What kind of update is not happening?

You still have some clients that work the way you expect?

I've been having the same problem on both a Mavericks and a Yosemite machine. I'm not working off a server, and this problem was isolated to my Mac Pro Mavericks machine with local files — which at first made me think perhaps it was a hard drive issue. Usually the problem would show up when writing a lot of files quickly — such as using Automator to process image files. The new files won't appear in the finder window for a while, or the file dates won't update. Restarting Finder would cause the folders to update. That computer has also had an issue with occasionally treating internal hard drives as networked drives, no clue if these problems are related.

However, now my MacBook Pro has been upgraded to Yosemite it is exhibiting the same behavior with Finder not reliably refreshing the file counts in folders or changed folder sizes — force quit/relaunch of Finder of course fixes it. I have a suspicion my cloud back-up service's app may be a culprit for both machines' weirdness — as it does in effect function like a server (though I work with all my files locally, not off the cloud) — but I do find it odd that it worked in Mavericks on one machine just fine.

Right now I've been just living with it on both computers, but it is an annoyance.

I am having the same issue. It has happened several times the past few days on Mac Pro recently upgraded to Yosemite.

1) I could see the folder/file through an application's "Open" or "Save As" file navigator but could not see it in finder. After a force quit of Finder it appeared.

2) I created some files and added an alias to one of them on my desktop at home. Everything is mirrored via dropbox on my work machine. The Alias was on my desktop at work, but when I clicked it it could not find the original file. So I navigated to the file to re-point the Alias, and it was not there (or at least Finder was not displaying it). I force quit finder and the file appeared.

3) I use an IDE for the R statistical language that has a built in file manager. I had a folder that had been created by the IDE and clearly appeared in the IDE's file manager, but did not appear in Finder. I had someone walking by come in and verify that I was not losing my mind. 🙂

The next time it happens I will try to capture a video and post it here. It seems finder is not updating when files are created in a certain way (so far one was created by dropbox and one was created by an IDE.).

I have a similar problem, but am using a mac mini for home use. It's a problem with my dropbox folders, but not necessarily if I'm doing something involving syncing. I can save a new file to a folder and sometimes it won't appear until I restart the entire mac. Something is severely wrong with the Finder window not refreshing properly.

I have the same problem with a MacBook Pro Mavericks (10..9.5), started happing out of the blue a few weeks ago, I first noticed while using Sublime text that adding new file didn't display I then realized it was actually the finder not refreshing files, I found by deleting the .DS_Store file in the affected directory would make it display the files which is strange... I had a hard-drive replacement not long ago and have a WD Black drive which has been verified to have no problems and permissions fixed... I must say this is frustrating as I am programmer and create new files all the time! I hope someone can shed some light on this...

I'm working on a Mac Book Pro Retina, Mid 2014 and Yosemite 10.10.2. The Finder does not refresh with changes in file content. For example, if I create a new file using a program (e.g., a pdf using R and Sublime Text), the finder does not show it. If I use Spotlight to 'find' the pdf, it finds it and I open it, and then the Finder view shows the file.

If I change a file or replace a file, the modification date does not change (so I do not know whether the change worked!). If I refresh Finder (using the Force Quit ... Finder). Everything is updated.

This has been happening for over a month. I cannot say whether it was due to an update or something else. It took me a little while to realize the pervasiveness of the problem.