Finder / Folder Content not refreshing when copying and creating files.

This seems to be a new issue since upgrading to Mojave:


When I move a large number of photos from one folder to another folder, Finder does not refresh the content in either folder! This happens on the local APFS Fusion Drive of a 2017 iMac 5k.


Also ... I use a couple of different programs (from the App Store) to create mosaic photos and time lapse movies. The folders where these newly created images and movies are stored are not updated in Finder, either.


I can clearly see all changes instantly when using ls -al in Terminal. So the files are there!


I have to use " > Force Quit ... > Finder > Relaunch" to force the content to refresh in Finder.


This is getting annoying. Any idea how to set Finder to refresh automatically WITHOUT relaunching it?


(Actually, I have made a small App with Automator to refresh contents of Network folder (a known issue), but why would I need to do that on the local hard drive?!)

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS Mojave (10.14)

Posted on Oct 14, 2018 7:37 AM

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Jan 29, 2019 1:58 PM in response to macobs30

I have noticed this a couple of months ago, but could not find anyone else talking about it online so assumed it was just me.


That finder is not reliably indicating the contents of folder is deeply concerning to anyone who values their files. The way you treat an empty folder is quite different to how you treat one filled with valuable content.


In the following gif I am able to list files in terminal that are not showing in Finder.

https://twitter.com/shdli/status/1058489830135476225


Running open -R [filename] on the file then makes the file appear in Finder. I recall the difference between the hidden and unhidden file was in one of the extended attributes, but will have to update this post when I reproduce it.

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