Files not showing up in 'current folder'
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Hi all,
I've been experiencing a weird problem starting in the last 2 days. When go to a certain directory in Matlab, it doesn't show any of the files in that directory. Moreover, using the dir() command for that directory doesn't show any files.
I know the directory exists and there are files in it because I can access it through the normal Windows file explorer (see image below).
A few additional details. The directory I'm trying to access is a network drive. However, I can still access other network drives from Matlab and other PCs on the same network are able to view the directory in Matlab. This makes me think its something specific to Matlab on my PC with this directory (although I'm having the same issue on my personal laptop). I'm using a Windows 10 PC and Matlab 2017a.
I've already tried restarting matlab, my pc, disconnecting and reconnecting the drive. I have not tried reinstalling Matlab yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Monisa
on 24 Oct 2023
I am also facing the same problem. Please help me out. I'm not getting the files in my laptop in current folder. Kindly allow me to know the possible ways. Thank you🙏
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subhasish prusty
on 8 May 2019
Just logout and log in again. It will work
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Mac
on 16 May 2019
I tried just refreshing the page which didn't work, but logging out and back in worked. Thanks!
Yogananda Jeppu
on 11 Nov 2017
I am not sure if this is the right answer. I see a '-' in the name. Can you change it to an underscore '_' and check?
Alexander Yates
on 4 Apr 2019
Edited: Alexander Yates
on 4 Apr 2019
did you find a solution to this problem? I am having the same issue using MATLAB Online. Was fine a week ago, but now the files aren't showing up (despite being able to locate them in the 'current folder' through the 'Find files' tool.
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Walter Roberson
on 6 Dec 2020
Could you explain more about how "details" will solve the problem of unsychronized views of a network file system? The only related possibility that comes to mind was an issue with NFS in the days before that got renamed to NFSv1... which is to say in the early 1980s.
Marcia Bécu
on 2 Jun 2022
I have the same issue, log in and out does not help
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Marcia Bécu
on 14 Sep 2022
Hm, our cloud manager solutioned the problem, not me, but I understood it had something to do with openGL settings. Sorry that I cant be more specific. Good luck,
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