Could debug a application and test it but could not publish it to make an install file

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Could debug a application and test it but could not publish it to make an install file

Jonathan Brotto 1,076

I can't publish my solution but I could test and debug it. reason why?

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Error Cannot publish because a project failed to build. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software 1
Error Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Exceeded retry count of 10. Failed. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software
Error Unable to copy file "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software
Error Unable to copy file "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software
Error Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Exceeded retry count of 10. Failed. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software
Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 8 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 3 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 8 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 6 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 7 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 3 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 7 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 5 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 1 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 5 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 1 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 2 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 9 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 2 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 10 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 6 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 4 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest". Beginning retry 9 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.manifest'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 10 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software Warning Could not copy "bin\Debug\app.publish\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe" to "bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy". Beginning retry 4 in 1000ms. Could not find a part of the path 'bin\Debug\app.publish\Application Files\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software_0_8_0_0\PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software.exe.deploy'. PJC tab fixer csv older faxinating exact software

Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-07-07T17:54:45.84+00:00

This may be a shot in the dark, consider renaming the project so there are no spaces in the project name, do a clean/rebuild then try and publish. I'd say 99 percent of project names have no spaces in their name.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-07-07T23:02:51.253+00:00

What would be the best approach to rename the project. within VS or file explorer?

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Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-07-07T17:54:45.84+00:00

This may be a shot in the dark, consider renaming the project so there are no spaces in the project name, do a clean/rebuild then try and publish. I'd say 99 percent of project names have no spaces in their name.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-07-07T23:02:51.253+00:00

What would be the best approach to rename the project. within VS or file explorer?

Answer 1

Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
Check if the path is existing.
Try deleting the release folder and running your application as administrator. Make sure these files are not occupied by other programs and you have permission to access the path.

Hope it could be helpful.
Best Regards,
Xingyu Zhao
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Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-16T14:58:38.497+00:00

I deleted the folder and try under administrator but could publish the files.
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-17T05:58:23.893+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
If files still cannot be published, check the solutions in the following reference:
'Publish failed' but build succeeded?
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-17T14:42:02.05+00:00

It is not a web application. Will this work on a winforms app?
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-18T02:02:33.27+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
Try to uninstall all your nuget packages , then clean and rebuild the solution, then publish again.
Beisdes, you can try another visual studio edition to publish this project.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-18T13:44:20.397+00:00

How would I go about uninstalling it? In VS, add/remove programs, or is it bunch of files somewhere?
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-21T05:17:04.833+00:00
Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,

Type:

get-package | uninstall-package -removedependencies

In Package Manager Console.
Check this reference for more details.

Answer 2

Jonathan Brotto 1,076

Seems the package was not installed.

Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-22T06:30:24.377+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
You can also share your project or a sample on github which can help us reproduce your problem.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-22T14:17:21.907+00:00

I don't have a GitHub account. How would I go about it?
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-23T02:48:33.73+00:00

Hi @ JonathanBrotto-3536 ,
Follow these steps to upload the project.
Besides, you can also upload the project to onedrive.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-23T13:48:40.23+00:00

here is my link to the onedrive
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-24T03:19:56.57+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
I cannot find the link in your reply.
You can use to insert the link.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-25T14:36:37.717+00:00

Sorry about that.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AksnRkJprswe32-OkOVba-zMl1gZ?e=5NZhUq
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-28T06:23:16.293+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
Could you provide more details on how you publish the project?
After making a test on my side, I can publish it successfully.

Answer 3

Jonathan Brotto 1,076

I click on build and publish then click next until it finishes.

Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-29T01:45:51.537+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
It can be successfully published on my computer.

Try testing it on another computer to see if it can be published.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-29T14:21:14.253+00:00

Would it just be a straight copy and paste?
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-06-30T02:28:45.5+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
Considering that you had shared the link to the project, you can download the project on another computer and test if it can be published.
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-06-30T13:18:33.103+00:00

I tried on another machine but the same error. Is there some setting in VS I need to change as for the application to compile? I am using windows 10 with full admin non domain user. Personal computer.

VS 2019 newest version.
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-07-01T03:14:15.967+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,

Here are my test steps:

Open the solution -> Right Click the project -> Publish...

My test environment: Visual Studio 2019 / .NET Framework 4.8 / Windows 10 Enterprise
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-07-01T20:37:23.763+00:00

Before it bugs out for the publish I get this window.

running windows 10 V2019 and the project is in .net 4
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-07-05T05:53:47.057+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
Is running Visual Studio as Administrator helpful to this freeze?
Jonathan Brotto 1,076 Reputation points

2021-07-05T12:51:00.667+00:00

Under administrator and not administrator.
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-07-07T06:01:22.037+00:00

Hi @Jonathan Brotto ,
Consider posting on this forum for more professional help.

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Could debug a application and test it but could not publish it to make an install file

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