Comment 4 for bug 1027735

This is an issue when using Samba shares. Pantheon files is unaware of new files and folders created by a windows machine, and has no method to refresh the directory listing.

I recommend 3 ways to refresh a directory.
1: Selecting the address bar in input mode and just pressing return on the current directory.
2: Refresh button to the left or right of the breadcrumb/address bar.
3. Hotkeys F5 and Ctrl + R.

Currently a workaround is toggling views such as from grid to list view, it is slower and less reliable and a refresh should be though.