Cannot rename files in Visual Studio

Question

I cannot rename files in Solution Explorer any more, and I get no errors/dialogs. It just leaves the file with the original name. This also impacts folders (I can't rename them) and I also cannot cut/paste files & folders. Copy & delete work fine.

I've tried logging devenv.exe and but nothing shows up. I've tried the /ResetAddin, /ResetSettings, /ResetSkipPkgs & /rootsuffix exp switches and they do not help.

However running with /SafeMode rename works fine.

I have tried disabling all the add-ins that I can but that doesn't help. I have turned source control to none, yet that didn't help either.

Update 2 is installed & ReSharper is not installed.

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I tried uninstalling Multilingual App Toolkit, CodeMaid & GhostDoc and that solved the problem. Then I reinstalled all of them and the problem didn't turn up again :/

Answer 1

The Multilingual App Toolkit seems to be the culprit. I had the same issues as the OP, couldn't change file/folder names, move files etc.

I discovered that running Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 with the /SafeMode switch cured the problem temporarily.

Looking for a more permanent solution, I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling Visual Studio, but that didn't fix the problem. But once I removed the Multilingual App Toolkit the problem went away..

[EDIT]

It appears that reinstalling the Multilingual App Toolkit solves the problem too.

Answer 2

Actually, you don't have to remove the MAT. Just uninstalling it, then reinstalling it will do the trick AND you will still have the awesomesauce of the MAT http://dotnetbyexample.blogspot.com/2014/06/fix-for-being-unable-to-rename-files.html