Visual studio 2022 debugging

Question

how to resolve error " visual studio can not start debugging because the debug target bin\debug.exe is missing

Answer 1

Hello @Nazeer Khan,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

First, you need to check if your project has passed the build process, make sure that there’s no build error. You can check details in VS Output Window and Error List Window.

Second, please check following things:

1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the solution node, select Configuration Manager, make sure that your projects have checked "Build".
2. Right-click your project, Properties, Build, Output, make sure that the output path is correct(by default => bin\).

Then, rebuild(Build > Rebuild Solution) your project. Run/debug your project.

Feel free to let us know if it works:)

Sincerely,

Tianyu

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Answer 2

debug.exe is not the correct name for an application. Normally it would be bin\debug\project.exe. Beyond what others have posted I have questions:

1. Did you create a project in VS and are now trying to debug it or did you simply open a source file?
2. What type of project did you create (e.g. console app, class library, etc). Only applications such as console apps, WinForms, WPF and ASP.NET apps can be debugged. Also what language are you using (e.g. C++, C#, etc).
3. Show us your Solution Explorer layout.
4. Share with us the code you're trying to run.