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Did not find duplicate for this one although stak trace begins the same Here it's rooted at org.openide.loaders.FolderList.carefullySort(FolderList.java:600) Do not ask for repro, it's transient when editing folder property and asking to "sort by Modification Time" Hint(?): the folder is big and under SVN java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method violates its general contract! at java.util.TimSort.mergeHi(TimSort.java:868) at java.util.TimSort.mergeAt(TimSort.java:485) at java.util.TimSort.mergeForceCollapse(TimSort.java:426) at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:223) at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:173) at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:659) at java.util.Collections.sort(Collections.java:217) at org.openide.loaders.FolderList.carefullySort(FolderList.java:600) at org.openide.loaders.FolderList.getObjects(FolderList.java:570) at org.openide.loaders.FolderList.access$600(FolderList.java:77) at org.openide.loaders.FolderList$ComparatorTask.run(FolderList.java:1028) at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Task.run(RequestProcessor.java:1443) at org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.GlobalLookup.execute(GlobalLookup.java:68) at org.openide.util.lookup.Lookups.executeWith(Lookups.java:303) [catch] at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Processor.run(RequestProcessor.java:2058)