Case variant exists?

Question

I download an APP source code. I upload it first time it debugs well. Then I close and delete the project by accident.

When I uncompress the source code of APP and import source code again, I meet the tip: case variant exists.

Answer 1

Eclipse project names are NOT case sensitive, that means you can't have two project with same name (but different case); e.g. "myApp" vs. "MyApp"

• check that you don't have similar project in your project list (Menu\Window\Show View\Project Explorer or Package Explorer)
• check that you don't have similar project defined in Run configuration (Menu\Run\Run Configurations\Adroid Application)

Answer 2

• make sure that you haven't another project with the same name.
• make sure that you don't have any remains from an old project contain the same name (SVN files or any hidden file and folder)

Answer 3

I had this same issue and the problem was just that I had another project in my workspace with the same name, but different capitalization. After removing the first project from the workspace it imported fine.

Answer 4

I have not heard of this before - mysterious. I would be that it's related to the Project Name (app name) you entered before you downloaded any source. There is a known issue when special characters like quotes, apostrophes, hyphens, and punctuation are used in project names. I don't know what your project is named but I would start there. If you are using special characters in the name - rename the app in the control panel then re-download the source and see what happens