title: Why doesn't Visual Studio refresh the folders when I click the Solution Explorer refresh button?
body: <p>In Visual Studio 2008, I can see all my project files in my Solution Explorer, and these files exist in an actual diectory.</p>
  <p>However, if I add a file to that directory (let's say, an test.sqlite file in the App_Data folder, or say, images created by some other program), then these files do NOT appear in my Solution explorer, even if I click the refresh button.</p>
  <p>How can I make files created by other applications appear in my Solution Explorer?</p>
  <p>(so far, I have to create them somewhere else, then copy and paste them into the solution explorer itself, but there must be an easier way).</p>
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  <h3>Edit:</h3>
  <p>Is there an advantage to this &quot;fake solution view&quot;, i.e. I could have a file &quot;test.sqlite&quot; in my App_Data directory but in my solution, it could be appearing in my root directory. Coming from an Eclipse WYSIWYG Solution Explorer mindset, I don't see the advantage of having this extra virtual meta-information about the actual files in your directory. Is there a way you get an advantage out of this metaphor?</p>