Windows 11 not refreshing

Heya,
I'm on windows 10 but have had the same problem. I recently fixed it and want to share the solution but all the old posts are locked.
For me, the thing that worked was de-syncing onedrive, removing old directories and reinstalling it, with new sync and directories. 

I had multiple folders for onedrive due to some glitches/overlaps in the past. I also have a work onedrive, and personal onedrive at the same time on the same comp. I think a clean slate helped the system work better.

I was in the acceptance stage of grief when it came to maually refreshing file explorer after every change but it started working after this and I hope it works for you too.

I'm a bit tech savy but not deep enough to be familiar with registry edits and such. Good luck.
~V