IntelliJ Project Files Changed

Question

My friend and I are working as a team on a project through Dropbox. Previously I have used Eclipse and Eclipse would automatically update the files in view. Unfortunately every time we make a new change IntelliJ says this:

We then have to press Yes which then closes all of our tabs and is very annoying. Is there a way to disable this in IntelliJ? (We want it to work functionally equivalent to Eclipse if possible!)

Answer 1

I think this problem is caused not by changes in actual code files, but IDEA's configuration files, those that are in the .idea/ folder inside your project.

One way to resolve this would be to use Selective Sync to stop syncing configuration folder.

Answer 2

You can use the shortcut below to synchronize the classes.

ctrl + alt + y

And also check your intellij settings by navigating through HotSwap in File > Settings and then select Reload classes in background also you can use the shortcut as below to refresh.

ctrl + F5

Answer 3

I would suggest to stop using dropbox. Using git is a much better solution for collaboration, and there are free git services. There are even some that allow free private repos for smaller teams. IDE project files should generally not be part of your source code.

Also, there are additional benefits to using proper source code controls, such auditing and history, merging, and so much more.