# No refresh on renaming, deleting etc

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/no-refresh-on-renaming-deleting-etc/33765
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [October 16, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/no-refresh-on-renaming-deleting-etc/33765 "2019-10-16T13:03:21Z")
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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/no-refresh-on-renaming-deleting-etc/33765/2 "2019-10-16T13:06:44Z")

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(I'm assuming you mean 12.17.4 and not 12.4.)

Make sure **Preferences / Miscellaneous / Advanced [Troubleshooting]: no\_external\_change\_notify** is set to the default **False** value.

If it doesn't happen in all folders, the type of folder involved can be important. (e.g. libraries, network drives, etc.)

If you still have problems in this area:

> [@Changes to folders are not being detected](https://resource.dopus.com/t/changes-to-folders-are-not-being-detected/1786):
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> Opus should detect changes to folders automatically, but there are some things to check first: [Fully exit Opus](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-exit-directory-opus/3479) and restart it, in case the problem is with the Windows change-notification system losing track of the request from Opus to listen to ch…

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