# Ignition 8.1 sync between designer and git repo problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision\ **Created:** [November 22, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-sync-between-designer-and-git-repo-problems/66824 "2022-11-22T19:48:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Emile\_Laplante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-sync-between-designer-and-git-repo-problems/66824/1 "2022-11-22T19:48:26Z")
Hi! I source my vision project with a git repo in ignition 8.1. When I change of branch, I would have expect my project in designer to change according to the chekcout branch. I tried to increase the project scan frequency by adding the configuration "_-Dignition.projects.scanFrequency=10_" to the file ignition.conf as proposed in this post : [https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-projects-and-git-repo-sync-issues/51883](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-projects-and-git-repo-sync-issues/51883) I restarted my computer, but the project still takes a few minutes before updating according to the checkout branch (5 min as I can read here): [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/8.0+to+8.1+Upgrade+Guide#id-8.0to8.1UpgradeGuide-GatewayScanofProjectDirectory](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/8.0+to+8.1+Upgrade+Guide#id-8.0to8.1UpgradeGuide-GatewayScanofProjectDirectory) What is happening? Too, should I expect the changes to occur inside Ignition Designer while it's running when a I checkout another branch? Or I have to close and re-open Ignition Designer to see the changes? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-sync-between-designer-and-git-repo-problems/66824/2 "2022-11-22T22:31:20Z")
> [@Emile\_Laplante](#): > > Too, should I expect the changes to occur inside Ignition Designer while it's running when a I checkout another branch? Or I have to close and re-open Ignition Designer to see the changes? Neither. When you go to _save_ in the Designer, it will automatically "pull" changes made on the gateway into the local project, and give you the option to [reconcile any conflicts](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Designer#Designer-ConflictResolution), as needed. You can manually pull in these changes from the gateway at any time via the File -\> Update Project menu item: [General Designer Interface - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/General+Designer+Interface#GeneralDesignerInterface-FileMenu) ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Laplante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-sync-between-designer-and-git-repo-problems/66824/3 "2022-11-23T18:02:16Z")
Thank you for the answer! Indeed, the project updates via File -\>Update Project. But it still takes a lot of time between switching to a new branch and the update of the project inside the gateway. Is it possible to make it faster? I though that adding the configuration "_-Dignition.projects.scanFrequency=10_ " would have improve this, but it doesn't seem to. Maybe I'm missing something? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-sync-between-designer-and-git-repo-problems/66824/4 "2022-11-23T18:07:19Z")
Are you sure the setting applied correctly? Try setting the `com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.project.ProjectFileWatcher` logger to DEBUG; see how often it's reporting scans are completing and how long they're taking.