File not found: Error for Contents.json when running Xamarin App using a Mac on my network

Question

When trying to run the Xamarin.IOS project of my mobile application I get the following error.

File not found: /Users/USERNAME/Library/Caches/Xamarin/mtbs/builds/MyApp.iOS/665113b8e3040a55db5fc43a003035bd/NLogLogger.xcassets/AppIcons.appiconset/Contents.json

Q1.) I have another project which runs successfully, and that projects checks for the Contents.json file in the directory:

/Users/USERNAME/Library/Caches/Xamarin/mtbs/builds/OtherApp.iOS/665113b8e3040a55db5fc43a003035bd/Assets.xcassets/AppIcons.appiconset/Contents.json

This leads me to think that the issue is coming from Xamarin looking for Contents.json in the wrong directory, any idea how to get it to look in the proper location? (I think this could fix the problem)

Q2. Does anyone understand this error and how to fix it, I have been stuck with this for quite a while now.

Note: I have been focused on the Xamarin.Android for this project and this is the first time I am running it the Xamarin.IOS version.

Answer 1

I was able to solve it this way:

1. Right click your ios project > unload project > and edit the csproj file.
2. Scroll down and delete the following inside the csproj:

.csproj:

<ItemGroup>
    <ImageAsset Include="Assets.xcassets\AppIcons.appiconset\Contents.json">
        <Visible>false</Visible>
    </ImageAsset>
    <ImageAsset Include="Assets.xcassets\LaunchImages.launchimage\Contents.json">
        <Visible>false</Visible>
    </ImageAsset>
</ItemGroup>

3. Reload csproj.
4. Clean
5. Rebuild