How do you regenerate aspx.designer.cs in VS 2013

Question

I am having an issue with my aspx.designer.cs file not auto updating. I am using VS 2013. - I've tried to delete the designer file and rebuild. NO JOY. - There is no option to convert to web project. (it's vs 2013 and the project is already a web project. - searched Microsoft blogs for a solution and Microsoft doesn't even have a solution i can find.

If anyone has a verified way to force this file to update or regenerate, please let me know. Having to manually add my controls to this file is just PAINFUL!!!

Answer 1

Normally, just open the ASPX file and save Ctrl+S solves the problem.

The worst case you can delete the individual xxx.designer.cs, and recreate it by using Convert to Web Application

NOTE: do not delete all designer.cs files; instead you just need to delete the one which is out of sync.

Visual Studio 2012

Visual Studio 2013

Convert to Web Application is moved under Project.