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VEGAS Pro 22 Refresh button not working in Explorer window
Replied by MSZ-Derek on topic VEGAS Pro 22 Refresh button not working in Explorer window
Posted 18 Feb 2026 17:04 #17460 Sorry I am late to the party in this revived thread. It seems to have transformed into a slightly different topic now.
As I said in my original reply to you, the Refresh button works 100% OK on my PC, when using VEGAS Pro 22 build #250, which was the final build version released for VP22. I have not heard of any other people reporting problems with this function. The only possibility I can think of is you might have a Windows Folder Permissions problem. Windows Security settings can be very sensitive to giving access to other programs. I know from personal experience that if a folder in Windows accidentally has the wrong Security permissions applied to it, it can be impossible to read/write or delete. Having external drives connected to your computer can also cause problems.
To check Folder Security settings, right-click a folder, go to Properties / Security.
I would also recommend checking all the primary level folders & any attached devices in the Explorer tree on left hand side. Make sure nothing weird is connected, that maybe causing refresh to stall.
VEGAS Pro Update message
As Robbie suggested, the only thing that would be producing the update message you are seeing Michel, is if you actually bought a VEGAS Pro 365 subscription license, back when you bought VEGAS Pro 22. When you buy a 365 subscription license, the Update function in VEGAS Pro will report that A new version of your Software is available, when VP23 was released.
I am guessing the message you are seeing looks exactly like this:
If you didn't buy a 365 subscription license and are getting the above message, then something very, very strange has happened to your license key. A real X-file!
As I said in my original reply to you, the Refresh button works 100% OK on my PC, when using VEGAS Pro 22 build #250, which was the final build version released for VP22. I have not heard of any other people reporting problems with this function. The only possibility I can think of is you might have a Windows Folder Permissions problem. Windows Security settings can be very sensitive to giving access to other programs. I know from personal experience that if a folder in Windows accidentally has the wrong Security permissions applied to it, it can be impossible to read/write or delete. Having external drives connected to your computer can also cause problems.
To check Folder Security settings, right-click a folder, go to Properties / Security.
I would also recommend checking all the primary level folders & any attached devices in the Explorer tree on left hand side. Make sure nothing weird is connected, that maybe causing refresh to stall.
VEGAS Pro Update message
As Robbie suggested, the only thing that would be producing the update message you are seeing Michel, is if you actually bought a VEGAS Pro 365 subscription license, back when you bought VEGAS Pro 22. When you buy a 365 subscription license, the Update function in VEGAS Pro will report that A new version of your Software is available, when VP23 was released.
I am guessing the message you are seeing looks exactly like this:
If you didn't buy a 365 subscription license and are getting the above message, then something very, very strange has happened to your license key. A real X-file!
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Replied by MSZ-Derek on topic VEGAS Pro 22 Refresh button not working in Explorer window
Posted 27 Feb 2026 18:53 #17466 Hi Michel
I don't understand why you are having this refresh problem. It has to be something simple and hiding in plain sight - that would be my guess.
It's one of those things that only access to your computer could possibly solve.
Windows files permissions & security settings is one the very worst rabbit holes you can fall into!
I've personally wasted many, many days of my life, trying to work out why a specific combination of file security settings was blocking me from Changing and/or Deleting certain files. Sometimes I think it can be caused by a corrupt sector or File Table on your Hard Drive and/or a Windows glitch. The possibilities are endless. Recently, I had a brand new Hard Drive go bad on me. All sorts of weird shit was happening before I realized the actual physical drive was causing all the problems.
Where I have experienced the most File Security Setting problems, is on secondary hard drives. If you reinstall Windows on a system, Windows can think any secondary drives it sees are from a different system after the reinstall. It gets complicated. Sometimes I've had to remove old accounts that just show characters instead of names in the Group / User Names section.
Inspecting File Permissions on Windows 11
Each level of the folder/file structure may show different combinations of Users, Accounts, etc...
The safest most accurate way is to start at the This PC level, which will show you all Drives and Devices connected to your computer.
Double-click your C or D drive.
Keep opening until you find the Users folder.
Right-click Users and go to Properties / Security
Administrators should show full Allow permissions
Open Users folder and find your specific user folder - might be named "Michel".
You can check Security for this as well.
Keep opening deeper and deeper levels, to find Documents, Videos, Music, etc...
Check these Security permissions.
Keep going to find the folders you are having problems with in VEGAS Pro.
The main thing is to see Modify, Read, Write, etc... permissions.
VEGAS Pro License Key
I'm guessing your License Key has had something weird happen to it.
It's not a 365 license key, but VEGAS Pro thinks it is ???
This may have something to do with MAGIX changing activation servers to a new setup. Who knows??? I can't tell.
I don't understand why you are having this refresh problem. It has to be something simple and hiding in plain sight - that would be my guess.
It's one of those things that only access to your computer could possibly solve.
Windows files permissions & security settings is one the very worst rabbit holes you can fall into!
I've personally wasted many, many days of my life, trying to work out why a specific combination of file security settings was blocking me from Changing and/or Deleting certain files. Sometimes I think it can be caused by a corrupt sector or File Table on your Hard Drive and/or a Windows glitch. The possibilities are endless. Recently, I had a brand new Hard Drive go bad on me. All sorts of weird shit was happening before I realized the actual physical drive was causing all the problems.
Where I have experienced the most File Security Setting problems, is on secondary hard drives. If you reinstall Windows on a system, Windows can think any secondary drives it sees are from a different system after the reinstall. It gets complicated. Sometimes I've had to remove old accounts that just show characters instead of names in the Group / User Names section.
Inspecting File Permissions on Windows 11
Each level of the folder/file structure may show different combinations of Users, Accounts, etc...
The safest most accurate way is to start at the This PC level, which will show you all Drives and Devices connected to your computer.
Double-click your C or D drive.
Keep opening until you find the Users folder.
Right-click Users and go to Properties / Security
Administrators should show full Allow permissions
Open Users folder and find your specific user folder - might be named "Michel".
You can check Security for this as well.
Keep opening deeper and deeper levels, to find Documents, Videos, Music, etc...
Check these Security permissions.
Keep going to find the folders you are having problems with in VEGAS Pro.
The main thing is to see Modify, Read, Write, etc... permissions.
VEGAS Pro License Key
I'm guessing your License Key has had something weird happen to it.
It's not a 365 license key, but VEGAS Pro thinks it is ???
This may have something to do with MAGIX changing activation servers to a new setup. Who knows??? I can't tell.
ℹ️ Remember to turn everything off at least once a week, including your brain, then sit somewhere quiet and just chill out.
Unplugging is the best way to find solutions to your problems. If you would like to share some love, post a customer testimonial or make a donation.
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