In Windows 10, most IDEs and text editors will notice that a file was changed by some other application. Arduino is a notable exception. Test case: - use ide to load file from disk - touch the file from some other application. What's expected: - "Warning: File has changed on disk. Reload ? [yes]/[no]" - if yes, reload file without losing other files (unsaved work in other tabs) What happens: - nothing. Possible method: - repeating 5s timer that watches file last touched time. Thank you, stay awesome!