Deleted Files stay in Directory

Mike Elkins · Post by **Mike Elkins** » 2004 Aug 27, 20:05

When I delete a file(s), it/they stays displayed in the list until I do a screen refresh. Is there a way to remove the deleted file from the list without having to refresh the screen.

thanks!

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2004 Aug 28, 01:27

As far as I know, that should not be happening -- UNLESS you have suspended the autorefresh function beforehand, or unless you are deleting from the recyle bin.
Can you provide more detail? ... OS, folder type, x2 version, etc...

Starsurfer · Post by **Starsurfer** » 2004 Aug 28, 01:30

is your hold auto refresh ticked (its under the view menu) ?
if so then untick it. [ctrl+Alt+R]

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Mike Elkins · Post by **Mike Elkins** » 2004 Aug 30, 12:30

I do not have Hold Auto Refresh Ticked.

The problem is not limited to deleted files. If I copy/paste a file to the folder I have to do a manual refresh.

I have xplorer2 version 1.0.0.3 (Unicode) and Windows XP/SP1 on a Dell Optiplex GX260. The problem is with local (NTFS) and well as network files. The file server is a Windows 2000. The network folder is not mapped. I use UNC convention.

vserghi · Post by **vserghi** » 2004 Aug 30, 14:01

Have a look in registry.txt file in the same folder where the aplication sits. It gives another method for x2 to auto-refresh:-

binMiscOptions -> miscellaneous options [default = 0]
GIOPT_ALTAREFRESH 4 /* backup autorefresh mechanizm */
GIOPT_NOPOSHREFRESH 4096 /* turn off the "modern" refresh system; should be used with GIOPT_ALTAREFRESH

See if that helps.

Post by **nikos** » 2004 Aug 30, 14:58

does your windows explorer autorefresh?

Mike Elkins · Post by **Mike Elkins** » 2004 Aug 30, 18:44

Windows Explorer Refreshes Automatically

When I used to use 2xExplorer, it Refreshed automatically.

I examined HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ZabaraKatranemia Plc\xplorer2_UC\binMiscOptions and it contained decimal 224. I changed it to 0 but that didn't work either. It is my understanding from the registry.txt file that it should be 1 to disable autorefresh. I don't understand where the 224 comes from there no way to get 224 by adding 1 + 64 + 256.

I also tried using 4 as in the instructions provided in the prior post. That didn't work either.

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2004 Aug 31, 02:06

very mysterious...
BTW, the binMiscOptions must have some undocumented bit settings.
My setup uses decimal 232 for the value [128+64+32+8] and autorefresh works fine for me. I also tried 224, and that worked fine too.

But, going back to square one, & reviewing the obvious ...
Have you reverified that 2xExplorer's autorefresh STILL works?
(I assume you explicitly reverified same for winExplorer)
Has xplorer2 autorefresh EVER worked for you?
Have you made any registry tweaks, and then it stopped working?
{If the latter is the case, you could try the brute force approach of deleting the entire set of xplorer2_UC keys (with x2 closed, of course), and then restart x2. It will reset itself to all-default settings.}
Any other unique conditions with your setup?
?????????

Mike Elkins · Post by **Mike Elkins** » 2004 Aug 31, 12:38

I deleted the xplorer2 registry entires in HKEY Current User. That didn't make any difference. I didn't even seem to recreate the registry entries after running xplorer2 and exiting.

Finally, I uninstalled xplorer2 and reinstalled it. The Autorefresh is working fine

now.

xplorer2 doesn't seem to delete all of the registry entries when you uninstall it as I did not have to enter the License key to register it.

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2004 Aug 31, 14:25

I'm glad it's now working

-- even though why it didn't work before remains a mystery.
...
It's a stale point now, but you would have had to close all instances of x2 (incuding any scrap container panes) before deleting the regikey and restaring x2 could have worked. ... In other words, I suspect you had an instance of x2 still open when trying to make the registry changes.

PS - Yes, x2 keeps track of the license status separately. It's nice to not have to reregister with than huge passcode.

Mike Elkins · Post by **Mike Elkins** » 2004 Aug 31, 14:32

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions and help!!!

Post by **nikos** » 2004 Aug 31, 14:38

since this was clearly a registry issue, it would seem that while tweaking you must have mistakenly turned on the hidden flag that turns off autorefresh permanently

the morale of the story is be careful with registry editing