diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
index 062b36d..635c540 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
 						@Override
 						public void onSuccess(Boolean result) {
 							if(result)
-								eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(source.getParentFileModel(), true));
+								eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(source.getParentFileModel(), true, false));
 							
 						}
 					});
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
 											else
 												parentToRefresh = parentFileModel;
 											
-											eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(parentToRefresh, true));
+											eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(parentToRefresh, true, false));
 											GWT.log("share completed refresh folder : "+parentModel.getName());
 										}
 										explorerPanel.unmask();
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
 					public void onSuccess(Boolean result) {
 						
 						if(result)
-							eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(explorerPanel.getAsycTreePanel().getFileModelByIdentifier(pasteItemEvent.getFolderDestinationId()), false));
+							eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(explorerPanel.getAsycTreePanel().getFileModelByIdentifier(pasteItemEvent.getFolderDestinationId()), false, true));
 						
 						notifySubscriber(pasteItemEvent);
 					}
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
             		
             		RefreshFolderEvent refresh = (RefreshFolderEvent) event;
         		
-            		sub.refreshFolder(refresh.getFolderTarget());
+            		sub.refreshFolder(refresh.getFolderTarget(), refresh.isForceRefresh());
         		
             	}else if(event instanceof SendMessageEvent){
             		
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/RefreshFolderEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/RefreshFolderEvent.java
index f3aa18e..00d3277 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/RefreshFolderEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/RefreshFolderEvent.java
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ public class RefreshFolderEvent extends GwtEvent<RefreshItemEventHandler> implem
 	private FileModel folderTarget= null;
 
 	private boolean expandFolder = true; //DEFAULT EXPAND FOLDER
+
+	private boolean forceRefresh;
 	
-	public RefreshFolderEvent(FileModel folderTarget, boolean expandFolder) {
+	public RefreshFolderEvent(FileModel folderTarget, boolean expandFolder, boolean forceRefresh) {
 		this.folderTarget = folderTarget;
 		this.expandFolder = expandFolder;
+		this.forceRefresh = forceRefresh;
 	}
 	
 
@@ -48,4 +51,14 @@ public class RefreshFolderEvent extends GwtEvent<RefreshItemEventHandler> implem
 	public void setExpandFolder(boolean expandFolder) {
 		this.expandFolder = expandFolder;
 	}
+
+
+	public boolean isForceRefresh() {
+		return forceRefresh;
+	}
+
+
+	public void setForceRefresh(boolean forceRefresh) {
+		this.forceRefresh = forceRefresh;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
index 20537ae..f2ae5be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public interface SubscriberInterface {
 	void smartFolderSelected(String folderId, String category);
 	void movedItems(String sourceParentIdentifier, FileModel targetParent);
 	void switchView(ViewSwitchType type);
-	void refreshFolder(FileModel fileModel);
+	void refreshFolder(FileModel fileModel, boolean forzed);
 //	void updatePrevieMessage(String fromLogin, String subject, String date, String body, List<FileModel> attachs);
 	
 	void createNewMessage(HashMap<String, String> hashAttachs);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java
index 637fa02..cd2440e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/tree/ContextMenuTree.java
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public class ContextMenuTree {
 			public void componentSelected(MenuEvent ce) { 
 
 				for (FileModel sel : listSelectedItems) {  
-					eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(sel, true));  
+					eventBus.fireEvent(new RefreshFolderEvent(sel, true, false));  
 				}  
 			}  
 		}); 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
index 653e8c0..124f080 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ public class WsUtil {
 			
 			/*USE ANOTHER ACCOUNT (OTHERWHISE BY TEST_USER) FOR RUNNING
 			 * COMMENT THIS IN DEVELOP ENVIROMENT (UNCOMMENT IN PRODUCTION)*/
-//			user=TEST_USER;
+			user=TEST_USER;
 			
 			//UNCOMMENT THIS IN DEVELOP ENVIROMENT
-			user = "francesco.mangiacrapa";
+//			user = "francesco.mangiacrapa";
 			
 			defaultLogger.warn("WORKSPACE PORTLET STARTING IN TEST MODE - NO USER FOUND - PORTLETS STARTING WITH FOLLOWING SETTINGS:");
 			defaultLogger.warn("session id: "+sessionID);