How can I refresh files that have been changed outside of Visual Studio?

I was editing a file simultaneously in both Visual Studio & Notepad++ (I know, I know, it's a silly thing to do, I know). After saving changes made with Notepad++, how can I refresh Visual Studio to see those changes?

1 Answer

To refresh the change file automatically, we need to change a setting. Open Visual Studio, choose 'Tools' from menu bar Alt + T. Go to Options > Environment > Documents. Enable these two options

1. Detect when file is changed outside the environment
2. Reload modified files unless there are unsaved changes

The second choice is optional. Press OK. Restart Visual Studio if needed.