Creating a new folder or file using Explorer in Windows 7 does not show up in Explorer until Refresh or F5 is pressed
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When I am in Explorer on Windows 7 and I create a new folder it does not show up in the right hand pane until I refresh the listing by pressing the F5 key. I have tried creating a new folder using right click\new folder and using the New folder option in the menu bar at the top. Also, once I have r…
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Fix for: Creating a new folder or file using Explorer in Windows 7 does not show up in Explorer until Refresh or F5 is pressed
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Deleting the ShellIconCache usually does the trick (Vista and lower). Locate (it's a hidden file), delete it and reboot. In Windows 7, this file seems to have been renamed to IconCache.db and is found under .
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