ASP.NET project with solution being created with nothing

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ASP.NET project with solution being created with nothing

Richard Soares 26

I need help, I'm trying to create an ASP.NET Core MVC project in VS 2022, and when I create this project the solution is coming with zero files, without the structure model.

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Xinran Shen - MSFT 2,091 Reputation points

2022-12-16T02:53:46.91+00:00

HI, @Richard Soares , Did this happen recently? What's the version of your visual studio? You can try to update your visual studio or reinstall it.
Richard Soares 26 Reputation points

2022-12-16T05:26:00.98+00:00

Hi @Xinran Shen - MSFT , I already tried to reinstall VS, I use 2022
Xinran Shen - MSFT 2,091 Reputation points

2022-12-16T06:54:21.093+00:00

When you create other projects like asp.net core web api, VS will also show empty in solution explorer?
Richard Soares 26 Reputation points

2022-12-16T07:03:16.423+00:00

Yes, the same event happens

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Xinran Shen - MSFT 2,091 Reputation points

2022-12-16T02:53:46.91+00:00

HI, @Richard Soares , Did this happen recently? What's the version of your visual studio? You can try to update your visual studio or reinstall it.
Richard Soares 26 Reputation points

2022-12-16T05:26:00.98+00:00

Hi @Xinran Shen - MSFT , I already tried to reinstall VS, I use 2022
Xinran Shen - MSFT 2,091 Reputation points

2022-12-16T06:54:21.093+00:00

When you create other projects like asp.net core web api, VS will also show empty in solution explorer?
Richard Soares 26 Reputation points

2022-12-16T07:03:16.423+00:00

Yes, the same event happens

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Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Richard Soares ,

Please try to manually add the project: right-click on solution > Add > Existing Project.. > go to project folder > select “project_test.csproj” file.

Besides, please check your System environment variables if there are two paths to dotnet.
C:\Program Files\dotnet
C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet

If so, please delete this one: C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet.
Then, restart your computer and check if the project can be created normally.

Sincerely,
Anna
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Richard Soares 26 Reputation points

2022-12-16T13:46:37.093+00:00

Thank you Anna!! Deleting C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet folder helped, now it's working
Adrian 5 Reputation points

2023-04-06T16:20:16.04+00:00

Thank you so much, I deleted this C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet and now works well
NTZT นะฮ้าปปป 0 Reputation points

2023-04-07T18:31:21.74+00:00

Thank you !! you save my life it's work
Alvaro Ipanaque Maza 0 Reputation points

2023-06-02T16:58:15.2766667+00:00

Thank you so much! I thought I needed to reset everything, but now it´s working well
An 0 Reputation points

2023-07-29T08:14:55.94+00:00

I have similar issue when trying to create a project with ASP.Net Core Web App. The Framework I would like to use is .NET Core 3.1.

It comes up as Solution 'WebApplication3' (0 projects).

Adding the project manually does not work either. I get the error: The SDK 'Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web' specified could not be found.

It was suggested to delete the system environment variable C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet

Can I ask please how do I delete that?

I have tried to download 2022 VS on two different laptops and have the same issue on both.

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks
John Paul Francis 0 Reputation points

2023-10-05T06:59:39.8833333+00:00

Thanks Anna.. Its works for me

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