topic Re: Why doesn't ArcGIS Pro recognize new files added while a project is open? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78105#M3307 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Robert, will there be a way that Pro will "auto refresh"? Or will it always be a manual thing?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 May 2017 15:44:01 GMT AdrianWelsh 2017-05-04T15:44:01Z Why doesn't ArcGIS Pro recognize new files added while a project is open? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78103#M3305 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If I have ArcGIS Pro 1.4.1 open at the same time as ArcGIS for Desktop 10.3.1, any new shapefiles created in ArcMap will not be seen in the ArcGIS Pro file list.&nbsp; I have to save and close the ArcGIS Pro project file, exit ArcGIS Pro, and restart and reopen.&nbsp; Then, I can see the new shapefile.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 May 2017 15:22:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78103#M3305 JayJohnson2 2017-05-04T15:22:13Z Re: Why doesn't ArcGIS Pro recognize new files added while a project is open? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78104#M3306 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In the Project Pane, click the three lines upper right of the UI and select refresh.&nbsp; You should then see the newly added shapefiles in your Folders.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 May 2017 15:43:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78104#M3306 Robert_LeClair 2017-05-04T15:43:28Z Re: Why doesn't ArcGIS Pro recognize new files added while a project is open? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78105#M3307 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Robert, will there be a way that Pro will "auto refresh"? Or will it always be a manual thing?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 May 2017 15:44:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78105#M3307 AdrianWelsh 2017-05-04T15:44:01Z Re: Why doesn't ArcGIS Pro recognize new files added while a project is open? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78106#M3308 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This was explained in another thread: <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/193374">How to check existance of GRID raster without adding to map</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive_macro_quote jive-quote jive_text_macro"><DIV class=""><P style="text-indent: .5in;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;">For performance reasons, Pro caches items it encounters. Since&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;">Pro does not listen to events from other applications (like ArcMap/ArcCatalog) or the OS, locations where data has been altered outside of Pro need to be refreshed within Pro to account for any changes.</SPAN></P><P style="text-indent: .5in;"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;">We intended to have Pro listen to OS events in a future release</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;">.</SPAN></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 May 2017 15:47:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78106#M3308 KenBuja 2017-05-04T15:47:09Z Re: Why doesn't ArcGIS Pro recognize new files added while a project is open? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78107#M3309 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I can verify auto-refresh works in ArcGIS Pro 2.0 BETA.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 May 2017 16:04:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-doesn-t-arcgis-pro-recognize-new-files-added/m-p/78107#M3309 Robert_LeClair 2017-05-04T16:04:55Z