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In the Visual Studio (2010) Solution Explorer, what do the dotted "ghost" folders mean? I can still open them up and open contents within them, so how do they differ from the rest of the normal yellow folders? My reason for asking is that currently my project is missing a file that it expects to be in one of the dotted folders, so I was hoping that some insight into exactly what they mean would be helpful.
Thanks!
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There's a . vs folder created right next to . sln solution file. Under Project->Properties->Configuration Properties->General there is already an entry for Intermediate Directory.
Solution Explorer nests related files to help organize them and make them easier to locate. For example, if you add a Windows Forms form to a project, the code file for the form is nested below the form in Solution Explorer. In ASP.NET Core projects, file nesting can be taken a step further.
In Visual Studio, click Tools > Options. Expand Projects and Solutions and click Locations. The Projects location field defines the default location for storing new projects. You can change this path if you are using a different working folder.
Also this can refer to a file/folder that is not included in the project. This can be included by right clicking and selecting 'Include In Project'.
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It means it is showing you a file or folder that typically would be hidden by Visual Studio. For example, the bin folder isn't something you typically interface with directly - when you build in VS, it adds the files into the bin folder. So, you don't really need to have access to it as it doesn't contain any editable files. However, it does still exist within the directory.
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