There is a lot that user does _outside_ the atom ide (like branch hoping and what not). It would be non feasible to take _all these_ into account. So provide a soft reset option that basically purges all we know about the file system and starts fresh. closes: https://github.com/TypeStrong/atom-typescript/issues/272 More reasons: https://github.com/TypeStrong/atom-typescript/commit/9f549b126b8ca307d8f5dc131078ebdb706b1f8d - Also document it under "Sync" : "out of sync fix"