Webpack watch not working on Webstorm on Windows?

Question

So basically I have a project using Webpack, if I build using Webpack -w, editing the file with another editor will trigger the watch; however if I edit the file using Webstorm, nothing will happen.

I have came across this post, which seems I'm not the only one, however that solution is for Ubuntu, so I was wondering if there is anything similar for Windows?

Thanks

Answer 1

seems Webpack watch doesn't work if the file is not saved directly. Please try turning 'Safe write' option ( Settings | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings | Use "safe write" (save changes to temporary file first)) off

Answer 2

Also make sure you use Node's path construction instead of slashes. Example:

entry: {
     'MyPackage': path.join(__dirname, 'modules', 'PkgEntry.js'),
...

instead of:

entry: {
     'MyPackage': '\\modules\\PkgEntry.js'),
...

Answer 3

Had the same issue today. And accepted answer didn't help me.

Check this page https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/Inotify+Watches+Limit and try to increase your Inotify Watches Limit. Helped me.