Eclipse: How do i refresh an entire workspace? F5 doesn't do it

Question

I have a workspace with a bunch of java projects. If I go to File->Refresh, it doesn\'t really refresh anything (perhaps the currently selected project). How

Answer 1

If you want to refresh all Projects, ignoring closed projects, then the easiest way is to:

• ctrl-click and item in the Project Explorer (to ensure the P. Explorer has focus)
• ctrl-click the item again so that it's no longer highlighted (but the P. Explorer still has focus)
• F5 will now Refresh the entire workspace

Effectively F5 refreshes the Workspace when a navigation view has focus and nothing is selected.