How do I refresh Netbeans workspace?

In Eclipse, there is something called refresh workspace or F5 that refreshes the files, to make sure to pick-up any files that are changed outside eclipse.

How do i do that in Netbeans ? I am using 6.9.1 for PHP/Java development?

I don't see any refresh nor F5 works?

any hints? any plugins??

Solution 1:

Within NetBeans:

select "Source" > "Scan for External Changes" 

this will force the IDE to look for changes and "Refresh" the file structure.

I develop PHP within NetBeans and am frequently creating new files outside of the IDE. This does the trick every time and works quickly.

Solution 2:

I think below is the best Answer to that. While Scan for External Changes takes a while.

Instead.

Tools->Options->Miscellaneous->Files and uncheck Enable-auto-scanning of source. Then it will give an option like Refresh Folder.

This is cool against scanning the whole project to see changes in one folder.

Solution 3:

Never Mind, found ScanOnDemand plugin and also there is source-->Scan for External Changes menu.