This tutorial shows you how to disable and enable external scan for external file and folder changes in Netbeans

Disable Scan for external changes

To disable the scan for external source changes, Please follow the below steps

  • Open Netbeans
  • Select Tools + Options
  • It opens the Options window
  • Select Miscellionus Tab
  • Uncheck Enable of auto-scanning changes

Manually refresh files and folders in Netbeans

To reload specific files or folders to sync with the file system, Please following the below steps

  • Open Netbeans
  • Select the project, Right click on it
  • It opens the Context window
  • Select Reload Tab
  • It automatically sync and scans project file and folders from OS file system changes.