How do I stop VS saying External source and decompiling my code, when it has all the source files in the project?

Question

I have a project with about 95 source files arranged in folders. Suddenly VS has decided that it needs to decompile source and marks has external sources. This is incorrect: all the sources are in the project folders. Then it stops me placing breakpoints in my code preventing me from debugging

Answer 1

Hi @Malcolm Crowe , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

Is your “Enable Just My Code” checked? (Tools > Options > Debugging > General)   

Please go to Tools > Options > Debugging > General > disable “Automatically decompile to source when needed (Managed only)”.

Then, close all running VS instances, delete the hidden .vs, bin and obj folders in the project folder and rebuild your project. 

Sincerely,

Anna

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