Refactor / rename not working, or stops working

PyCharm 2017.3.2 (Professional Edition)
Build #PY-173.4127.16, built on December 19, 2017
Licensed to Александр Плосков
Subscription is active until October 22, 2018
For educational use only.
JRE: 1.8.0_152-release-1024-b8 amd64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
Windows 10 10.0

Have same problem. Invalidate caches and restart solved my problem. Just restart IDE cannot solve this issue.

Good to know I'm not the only one. I will try to invalidate caches next time as well.

However, just a restart of the IDE did solve the problem every time, but of course it also always returns at some point.

Same here: works again after invalidation and restart.

UPS - slightly offtopic - my case has nothing to do with PyCharm - only java project in use here!
Still, I leave my comment in here, as this was the first hit in google

Maybe this helps:

* new start of intellij
* refactor java property + getter/setter, etc. - works
* start debugging
* refactor another java property - not working
* invalidate and restart
* wait quite a while until index is built
* refactoring works

Happening on Goland.

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JRE: 1.8.0_161-b12 x86
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Windows 10 10.0

Hello,

Could you please report an issue on YouTrack: http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/IDEA. attaching idea.log ("Help | Show log in...") after reproducing the problem and restarting IDE?

Hi,

I'm sorry, I cannot reliably reproduce the issue and possibly it has been (intentionally or accidentally) fixed in recent updates. 

However, I can tell you that I've noticed that, when refactoring, in some cases the refactor will be:

• live (happening as I type), in some cases
• immediately applied (through a dialog, but executed without additional steps and in some cases
• a 'Find' windows opens to show the impact before the refactor is executed.

In this final situation, the Find window gets populated, but it is docked to the bottom of the screen, along with debug, console, terminal, etc. and it doesn't come to the front. So, unless you know what to look for, there is no cue to actually open it, especially if it was already open prior to the 'Refactor' command (otherwise you might see its tab appear).

It is quite possible that the technical issue I thought I was experiencing was actually just a failure to notice the 'Find' window opening.

So, at the very least I would like to see this fixed:

• When refactoring, in the case that the Find window needs to be presented to allow the user to check the refactor, make sure the find window opens and gets moved to the front. Possibly giving it focus.

It doesn't have to pop out or anything, just making sure it is visible would help.

Ideally, I would like to see:

• Separate or relabel the 'Find' and 'Refactor' window. They can be the same (i.e. same layout and function), but opening a window or tab named 'Refactor' and showing it would make it much clearer.

I've submitted this issue on YouTrack as PY-28884, since I cannot provide the information for any technical issue as reported before, if it still exists.

Thanks! We have similar issue for platform: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-180334. You could check the issue with 2018.1 EAP: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/nextversion/. Some fixes were included there.

I have the same issue, Pycharm 2019.01 rename stopped working, is the issue solved?

@Taylortianyuchen

Sorry, can't reproduce the issue and didn't find any open issues in the tracker.

Do you have the steps to reproduce the issue? Please provide them along with the logs (https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/207241085-Locating-IDE-log-files). You can upload logs to our FTP https://uploads.services.jetbrains.com/

I'm having also problems with the refactoring.

This is not working any more.

When I highlight the code that I would like to refactor and then I go to Refactor --> Extract ---> Method I'm seeing the dialog

but when I click on the Preview or Refactor nothing happens.

Please fix this as soon as possible as this is one of the functionality I think is the most useful part of Intelij

Version Im using is:

IntelliJ IDEA 2018.2.8 (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-182.5262.2, built on March 28, 2019
JRE: 1.8.0_152-release-1248-b22 x86_64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
macOS 10.14.2

Please provide code snippet which can be used to reproduce the issue.

Same issue happens to me, can't refactor any method in or outside of PyCharm project.

Hi Hod,

Could you please provide sample code and idea.log file from Help | Show Log in... after reproducing?

I have the same issue, the idea.log file show that it's the AEM plugin to blame. So I turn AEM off in plugin settings, after restart pycharm, rename works fine.

@Sergey Karpov , for your information (It's not a good experience for the users to fail to rename without any information to help, even if it's caused by a puglin ):

2019-07-22 06:17:35,495 [ 187352] ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - com/intellij/psi/PsiPackage
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/intellij/psi/PsiPackage
at r.canProcessElement(IntelliJAEMPlugin:19)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.RenamePsiElementProcessor.allForElement(RenamePsiElementProcessor.java:108)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.RenameProcessor.prepareRenaming(RenameProcessor.java:108)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.RenameProcessor.doRun(RenameProcessor.java:102)
at com.intellij.refactoring.BaseRefactoringProcessor.run(BaseRefactoringProcessor.java:547)
at com.intellij.refactoring.ui.RefactoringDialog.invokeRefactoring(RefactoringDialog.java:193)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.RenameDialog.performRename(RenameDialog.java:301)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.RenameDialog.doAction(RenameDialog.java:279)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.RenameWithOptionalReferencesDialog.doAction(RenameWithOptionalReferencesDialog.java:60)
at com.intellij.refactoring.ui.RefactoringDialog.doRefactorAction(RefactoringDialog.java:88)
at com.intellij.refactoring.ui.RefactoringDialog$RefactorAction.actionPerformed(RefactoringDialog.java:171)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2022)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2348)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:402)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:252)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6548)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3325)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6313)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2237)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4903)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2295)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4725)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4889)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4526)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4467)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2281)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2746)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4725)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:764)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:98)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:715)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:80)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:90)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:737)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:735)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:80)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:734)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:719)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:664)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:363)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:190)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:235)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:233)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(WaitDispatchSupport.java:233)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1077)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.impl.DialogWrapperPeerImpl$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapperPeerImpl.java:698)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.impl.DialogWrapperPeerImpl.show(DialogWrapperPeerImpl.java:430)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.invokeShow(DialogWrapper.java:1681)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:1630)
at com.intellij.refactoring.ui.RefactoringDialog.show(RefactoringDialog.java:55)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.PsiElementRenameHandler.rename(PsiElementRenameHandler.java:191)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.PsiElementRenameHandler.rename(PsiElementRenameHandler.java:162)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.PsiElementRenameHandler.invoke(PsiElementRenameHandler.java:112)
at com.intellij.refactoring.rename.PsiElementRenameHandler.invoke(PsiElementRenameHandler.java:79)
at com.intellij.refactoring.actions.BaseRefactoringAction.actionPerformed(BaseRefactoringAction.java:134)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil$1.run(ActionUtil.java:258)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.runSyncTransaction(TransactionGuardImpl.java:88)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.submitTransactionAndWait(TransactionGuardImpl.java:153)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil.performActionDumbAware(ActionUtil.java:273)
at com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.IdeKeyEventDispatcher$1.performAction(IdeKeyEventDispatcher.java:618)
at com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.IdeKeyEventDispatcher.lambda$processAction$2(IdeKeyEventDispatcher.java:667)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.performUserActivity(TransactionGuardImpl.java:195)
at com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.IdeKeyEventDispatcher.processAction(IdeKeyEventDispatcher.java:666)
at com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.IdeKeyEventDispatcher.processActionOrWaitSecondStroke(IdeKeyEventDispatcher.java:519)
at com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.IdeKeyEventDispatcher.inInitState(IdeKeyEventDispatcher.java:474)
at com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.IdeKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent(IdeKeyEventDispatcher.java:211)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:643)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:363)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
2019-07-22 06:17:35,496 [ 187353] ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - PyCharm 2018.3.7 Build #PY-183.6156.16
2019-07-22 06:17:35,496 [ 187353] ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - JDK: 1.8.0_152-release; VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM; Vendor: JetBrains s.r.o
2019-07-22 06:17:35,496 [ 187353] ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - OS: Linux
2019-07-22 06:17:35,496 [ 187353] ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - Plugin to blame: AEM Support version: 0.8.1
2019-07-22 06:17:36,046 [ 187903] ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - com/intellij/psi/PsiPackage

Seems like Renaming files with Refactor doesn't work on 2019.2.2.

The only external plugins I was using was Vim and themes. I restarted as well as disabled all non-bundled plugins. I looked at logs and nothing seems generated. Renaming results in Refactoring Preview results showing.

I have Renamed before. 

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@Ben

I suggest submitting an issue to https://youtrack.jetbrains.com and provide detailed steps to reproduce the issue along with logs: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/207241085-Locating-IDE-log-files

Hello. I have the same problem in C# and Visual Studio Professionsl 2019 16.3.10. I renaming variable from "markerColor" to "markerColors" without flag "search in comments and string literals". Error log after click "Next >":

17:34:38.863 |E| | :1 | Value cannot be null. Parameter name: key

--- EXCEPTION #1/2 [ArgumentNullException]
Message = “Value cannot be null.”
ExceptionPath = Root.InnerException
ClassName = System.ArgumentNullException
Data.ThreadLocalDebugInfo = “Next click on refactoring form.”
HResult = E_POINTER=COR_E_NULLREFERENCE=80004003
Source = mscorlib
ParamName = key
StackTraceString = “
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindEntry(TKey key)
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value)
at JetBrains.Application.PersistentMap.OptimizedPersistentSortedMap`2.TryGetValueCore(TKey key, TValue& value, Boolean useContainsToOptimizeValueUnmarshal)
at JetBrains.Application.Infra.AssemblyInfoDatabase.GetReferencedAssemblyNames(FileSystemPath fileSystemPath)
at JetBrains.ProjectModel.Model2.Assemblies.Impl.Assembly.GetReferencedAssemblyNames()
at JetBrains.ProjectModel.Assemblies.Impl.ModuleReferencesResolveStore.GetAssemblyReferences(IAssembly assembly, IModuleReferenceResolveContext moduleReferenceResolveContext)
at JetBrains.ProjectModel.Assemblies.Impl.ModuleReferencesResolveStore.GetReferencedAssemblies(IAssembly assembly, IModuleReferenceResolveContext resolveContext)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Modules.ProjectAssemblyPsiModule.GetReferences(IModuleReferenceResolveContext resolveContext)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.CachedModuleDependencies.CalculateReferences(Pair pair)
at System.Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary`2.GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func`2 valueFactory)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.CachedModuleDependencies.CalculateReverseReferences(Pair pair)
at System.Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary`2.GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func`2 valueFactory)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.CachedModuleDependencies.UpdateReverseModuleDependenciesCache(IPsiModule psiModule, IModuleReferenceResolveContext moduleReferenceResolveContext)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.CachedModuleDependencies.GetReverseModuleReferences(IPsiModule module, IModuleReferenceResolveContext moduleReferenceResolveContext)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Modules.PsiModules.GetReverseModuleReferences(IPsiModule module, IModuleReferenceResolveContext context)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.SearchDomain.SearchDomainFactoryImpl.CreatePublicAccessibilityDomain(IEnumerable`1 modules)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.SearchDomain.SearchDomainFactoryImpl.CreatePublicAccessibilityDomain(IPsiModule module)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.CLRDeclaredElementSearcherFactory.GetNonSharedTypeMemberOwnSearchDomain(IPsiModule psiModule, AccessibilityDomain accessibilityDomain)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.CLRDeclaredElementSearcherFactory.GetTypeMemberOwnSearchDomain(ITypeMember typeMember)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.CLRDeclaredElementSearcherFactory.GetTypeMemberSearchDomain(ITypeMember member)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.CLRDeclaredElementSearcherFactory.GetDeclaredElementSearchDomain(IDeclaredElement declaredElement)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Search.DeclaredElementSearchExtensions.GetSearchDomain(IDeclaredElement declaredElement, Boolean includeRelated)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.CLRDeclaredElementSearcherFactory.GetTypeMemberSearchDomain(ITypeMember member)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.CLRDeclaredElementSearcherFactory.GetDeclaredElementSearchDomain(IDeclaredElement declaredElement)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Search.DeclaredElementSearchExtensions.GetSearchDomain(IDeclaredElement declaredElement, Boolean includeRelated)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.Impl.FindReferencesOperation`1.<>c.<ProcessRelatedElements>b__22_1(IDeclaredElement element)
at System.Linq.Enumerable.ToDictionary[TSource,TKey,TElement](IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 keySelector, Func`2 elementSelector, IEqualityComparer`1 comparer)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.Impl.FindReferencesOperation`1.ProcessRelatedElements()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.State.Run()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.FinderOperationBase.DoWork()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.FinderOperationBase.Start()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.Impl.FindOperation`1.SearchReferences()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.State.Run()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.FinderOperationBase.DoWork()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.FinderOperationBase.Start()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.FinderOperationManager.<>c__DisplayClass17_0.<RunSync>b__0()
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.search.FinderModuleReferenceResolveContextProvider.Execute(ICollection`1 elements, Action action)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Operations.FinderOperationManager.RunSync(IFinderOperation operation)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Psi.Impl.Search.Finder.Find[TResult](ICollection`1 elements, ISearchDomain searchDomain, IFindResultConsumer`1 consumer, SearchPattern pattern, IProgressIndicator pi, IFinderSearchRoot root)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Refactorings.Rename.RenameWorkflowBase.Find(IProgressIndicator pi, List`1 elementsToSearch)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Refactorings.Rename.RenameWorkflowBase.UpdateInitialReferences(IProgressIndicator pi)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Refactorings.Rename.RenameDataModel.LoadBaseRenames(IProgressIndicator pi, RenameWorkflowBase renameWorkflowBase, Boolean forceReload)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Refactorings.Rename.RenameWorkflowBase.LoadNextPage(IProgressIndicator pi)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Refactorings.Workflow.SequencePages.Commit(IProgressIndicator pi)
at JetBrains.ReSharper.Feature.Services.Refactorings.FunctionWrapper`1.ExecuteAction(IProgressIndicator pi)".

@Yuri Banshchikov

Please file an issue to https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/RSRP

Guys from the ReSharper team will check on it.

Is this fixed?  Is there a workaround?  Do you need yet more issues to be opened?

Something I find very unhelpful is you ask for multiple issues but do not feed back.  This is clearly an issue many peple have suffered with.

Atreeonhill, thank you for your message. Could you please clarify in which product the problem is happening? Thank you!

Hi, I'm using Flutter in Intellij Idea v2020.3.3.  I'm just using it again now and it isn't working.  For example if I rename a folder name then it just doesn't update the other references to that folder name.  I have created a new project and tried it there and it does actually work ok.  I've invested a lot of time in investigating bugs previously and I the bugs just don't get identified nor fixed.  Anyway...any ideas please?

I cannot share this project because it is intellectual property and the client has forbidden it.

Any ideas????  Is IntelliJ Idea still being supported?

Atreeonhill Flutter is supported via a third-party plug-in. It's not maintained by JetBrains, please report any issues specific to this plug-in at https://github.com/flutter/flutter-intellij/issues .

Ah ok!  So, Flutter is not supported on IntelliJ Idea!  That explains a lot.  Thank you!  I was wondering why so many obvious things break and don't work.

It looks like the plug-in isn't being supported properly either, below link is the related issue on github.  Its been live for well over a year but no update, no comments, no information, no work and it looks like nobody is working on it.  Its such a fundamental issue for an IDE and there are so many other issues like this with the plugin.

https://github.com/flutter/flutter-intellij/issues/4279

Had same issue... i figured out that a background process was running. In my case it was indexing folders. after the process was finished the options appeared again.

Same happening here, IntelliJ freezes while using any typo auto fix and the only way to get it back is killing the process

IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.1 (Ultimate Edition)

Build #IU-213.6461.79, built on December 28, 2021

Same happening here. Nothing in Project errors.

I wanted to change signature of an abstract method, and nothing happens. 

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