#How to rename a folder update#
#How to rename a folder windows#

The same applies if something goes wrong while following the above steps. Now readd the solution mapping to your workspace and get the latest version. Make sure you actually deleted the whole solution from your computer. If it doesn't work for you, try and delete your local solution completely, and remove the folder mapping in your workspace. If you had inter-project references to the project you renamed, you need to add them again to the individual projects that referenced it. Do a rebuild and make sure everything compiles correctly.You should have changes to the solution file and a rename operation on the project folder. Now take a look at your pending changes.Rename the folder in Source Control Explorer, so it has the same name as the project folder on disk.Find the project folder in Source Control Explorer, that corresponds with the project folder on your disk, that you renamed in step 3.To fix that, open Source Control Explorer. Now the project is back in the solution, but the project doesn't seem to be added to source control.Select the project file for the project you removed in step 2, which should be located in the renamed folder. Go back to Visual Studio, and in Solution Explorer, right click the solution and choose Add -> Existing project.

#How to rename a folder windows#

Now, in Windows Explorer, rename the project folder.

Remove the project from the solution, by right clicking and selecting Remove.

Make sure you have checked in all changes, so you have no pending changes.

(Make sure you read comment below, as he notes that you can skip step 5-10) Unfortunately there isn't a one click solution in Visual Studio, but if you're running Visual Studio 2012 and your project is under source control with Team Foundation Server, here is how I got it to work, while keeping the source history:

Namespace of existing files (use the refactor tools in Visual Studio or ReSharper's inconsistent namespaces tool)Īlso consider modifying the values of the following assembly attributes:.

If you perform these steps then you might also consider renaming the following to match: Note: Other suggested solutions that involve removing and then re-adding the project to the solution will break project references.

Change the display name of the project, by highlighting it and pressing F2, or right-click > rename.

Reload the project - right-click > reload project.

(You may need to check-out the solution first in TFS, etc.)

#How to rename a folder update#

sln file directly in another editor such as Notepad++ and update the paths there instead. If the property is not editable (as in Visual Studio 2012), then open the.Set the property ' File Path' to the new location.Open the properties window for the project (highlight the project and press Alt+ Enter or F4, or right-click > properties).Go through all the unavailable projects and.Open the solution, ignoring the warnings (answer 'no' if asked to load a project from source control).Rename the folder(s) outside Visual Studio.*proj) and display name in Visual Studio:

TFS users: If you are using source control that requires you to warn it before your rename files/folders then look at this answer instead which covers the extra steps required.