A lot of times I'll take a screenshot of a game while playing on my desktop. Then I go to browse this folder from my mac over the network. It shows all the screenshots, but then if I take another screenshot or 6, I go back to the folder and it doesn't show the new screenshots. I have to disconnect and reconnect to the network drive to be able to see them.
Is there any way to refresh Finder so it'll show new files without much hassle?
Thanks.

Great question...I am wondering that too.

It often helps to simply close and open the folder again. If that doesn't work,
I would recommend you to switch to another folder view option (List-view), then back to another (Icon, Columns).

If that still does not work, there must be a problem with the server sharepoint.
The Finder doesn't require manual refreshes in folders. However, sometimes you have to what I wrote above.

This is one of a small number of problems i have with Finder , just Force Finder to Quite and Restart that Sorts it out.

Command + Apple + Esc then Force Quite Finder

no refresh? no F5?

close and restart is unacceptable, surely there is another way

Command-Shift-N -> makes a new folder, causing Finder to refresh. Command-delete will then remove the folder. 

It sucks, but it's the way I do it.

excellent - Command-Shift-N

thats exactly what i was looking / hoping for

http://www.soderhavet.com/refresh/

i apologise for bumping such an old thread, i just found it by searching and wanted to share a freeware solution. leopard's finder refreshes local folders automatically, but sometimes this is needed for a network share.