I used Windows explorer to copy an image file "bg_gray.gif" into my app's source folder. Then I tried to open it in Idea using ctrl-shift-n, "bg". Bug: Idea does not display the new file in the dropdown list. I tried refreshing (Synchronize toolbar button). Still no luck. I checked wether the file is visible in the project window - in fact it is. I even opened the file in Idea. Still Idea does not find it in "Go to File". That's the situation you see in the screenshot: File is opened as well as visible in the project tree, yet it does not appear in the search results. Only after closing and reopening the project it started to work.