Explorer View does not refresh U "Untracked" files after adding them using git add -f

Type: Bug

Have files untracked using .gitignore
file is green in Visual studio Code Explorer, and is marked with "U"

take away the file / folder from .gitignore
use git add (or git add -f) to add the file / folder to git.

Switch to Source control
Commit and sync with repository
Check that all files are pushed

Switch bach to Explorer
files marked with "U" are still green and marked with "U"

After restarting Visual Studio Code the markings disappear.

VS Code version: Code 1.133.0 (Universal) (a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960, 2026-08-11T22:14:08Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 25.6.0
Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Apple M3 Max (14 x 2400)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x106b [Google Inc. (Apple)], DEVICE=0x0000 [ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3 Max, Version 26.6.1 (Build 25G76))], DRIVER_VENDOR=Apple, DRIVER_VERSION=26.6.1 *ACTIVE*
Machine model name: Mac
Machine model version: 15.10
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|2, 2, 2|
|Memory (System)|36.00GB (5.79GB free)|
|Process Argv||
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
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GitLens — Git supercharged|eamodio.gitlens|eamodio|19.0.1
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