How to Reload Files from Disk

When you edit a locale file outside StringLane — git checkout, branch switch, find-and-replace in another editor, an flutter gen-l10n rerun — and StringLane is still showing the old values, hit ⌘R to reload everything from disk.

How

Path	What it does
⌘R keyboard shortcut	Reloads all locale files from disk
Reload button in the status bar	Same as ⌘R
⌘K → "Reload from Disk"	Same as ⌘R, via the Command Palette
File → Reload from Disk menu item	Same as ⌘R

What happens

1. Any pending unsaved edits (debounced writes that haven't flushed yet) are cancelled so they don't overwrite the new on-disk state.
2. Every locale file is re-parsed from disk.
3. Validation runs again from scratch.
4. The detail pane re-renders with the loaded values.

The key currently selected in the sidebar stays selected (if it still exists in the new state).

When to use it

• After a git checkout or branch switch that touched locale files.
• After running a script that bulk-rewrites files (e.g. find-and-replace across all .arb via sed).
• When you suspect StringLane and disk are out of sync — for example, the status bar says "Saved · just now" but the file viewer shows older values.
• When you want to abandon every pending edit without saving them. (Be aware: pending unsaved edits are cancelled — they won't be flushed first. If you want them on disk, just wait for the auto-save to finish before reloading.)

What it doesn't do

• It doesn't undo previously-saved edits — those are already on disk and reload reads them back as-is. Use git or your editor's undo.
• It doesn't reload Settings or Project Settings — those have their own write paths.
• It doesn't reset your sidebar filter, dock orientation, or other UI state.

Related

• How to Use the Command Palette — every action including "Reload from Disk".
• Customize keybindings — rebind ⌘R if it conflicts with a system shortcut.