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How to: Unload and Reload Projects

You can make projects temporarily unavailable within a solution, and then restore these projects to available status.

To unload projects from a solution

  1. In Solution Explorer, select a project that you want to unload from the active solution.

  2. On the Project menu, choose Unload Project.

    — or —

    In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Unload Project.

    The project is marked (unavailable).

To reload projects into a solution

  1. In Solution Explorer, select a project in the active solution that is marked (unavailable).

  2. On the Project menu, choose Reload Project.

    — or —

    In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Reload Project.

    NoteNote

    The context menu contains the option Edit <Project Name>.*proj. For more information on this command, see How To: Edit Project Files.

    The project is available for editing and inclusion in configuration and build processes.

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Unavailable in Express?
I use Visual Studio 2010 Express and have trouble finding the menu options. Is this service unavailable in the express version?


[tfl - 29 04 12] Hi - and thanks for your post. Community content is not the appropriate place for technical support queries. Instead, you should visit the MSDN Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN, where such posts are welcomed and where you stand a much better chance of getting your query resolved. Sorry if that's not the answer you wanted to hear.

not in Visual Studio 2010 Pro
I don't see Unload Project anywhere.


[tfl - 29 04 12] Hi - and thanks for your post. Community content is not the appropriate place for technical support queries. Instead, you should visit the MSDN Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN, where such posts are welcomed and where you stand a much better chance of getting your query resolved. Sorry if that's not the answer you wanted to hear.

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