Local file change monitoring only detects after file close on Windows 11

[Bas]

Hello,

On Windows 11 the local file change monitoring doesn't work. When I open the file and save it, the change popup in FileZilla doesn't appear. When I close the editing program and re-open it again, the popup apprears once the file editing software has re-opened.

I tested this with both Notepad++ and the built-in Windows Notepad.

I also tested this with Windows 10 and there I don't have the issue, I do however have this issue on all of my Windows 11 devices (3 different devices).

This issue is already there for at least a few months, I don't know exactly when it started but probably since Windows 11.

Regards,
Bas

[Tim Kosse]

Sounds as if Windows 11 doesn't propagate file metadata changes.

If you save the file in your editor, does the modification time in Explorer immediately update?

[Bas]

Replying to Tim Kosse:

Sounds as if Windows 11 doesn't propagate file metadata changes.

If you save the file in your editor, does the modification time in Explorer immediately update?

I thought the same, but yes, the modification time in Explorer changes immediately.

[Tim Kosse]

If you don't close the editor, are the changes being picked up if you switch to FileZilla and minimize and unminimize it?

[Bas]

Replying to Tim Kosse:

If you don't close the editor, are the changes being picked up if you switch to FileZilla and minimize and unminimize it?

Yes, that seems to work.