When opening Eclipse the project version is not the current one(it automatically opens the very beginning version of the project, not the current files on my drive).
I tried modifying the refresh settings in Preferences->Workspace, no luck. Also, when I right click->Refresh the project nothing happens.
I am using the last version of Eclipse Luna and the PyDev perspective.
have you tried go File then Switch Workspace e selected the right one? (even if ther is only one)
Some time it happend to me, maybe when i have eclipse opened and i click again on the eclipse startup app it ask me "load new workspace..." and it messup all
Try to look that its clearly the Workspace you would to use.
Do you have different Workspaces?
Try to check the location of the project.
Right-click on the project in Package Explorer and select "Properties"
Select "Resources" on right side and check the location.
If the location is wrong, try to import the right one using method as follows:
Right-click in Package Explorer and select "Import"
Select General->Existing Projects into Workspace and import the project.
When deleting a source folder in a PyDev project in the Project Explorer, the project PYTHONPATH is not updated and there is a red x marking in the outline with an error message saying "Source folder: [source folder name] not found".
Is this really the intended behavior? I would expect the PYTHONPATH to be updated if source folders are removed.
I'm using PyDev version 2.7.3 and Eclipse 3.7.2.
Steps to repeat the problem:
In Project Explorer, create a new PyDev project with File -> New -> PyDev Project
Create a new PyDev source folder by right-clicking the new project and selecting New -> Source Folder (under the PyDev menu)
Remove the source folder (which was just added) by right-clicking the source folder and select Delete.
Add a new source folder (needed to trigger the error).
There is a red x error mark and a message saying "Source folder: [source folder name] not found".
Go to PyDev Properties. The deleted folder is still listed in the Source Folders tab under PyDev-PYTHONPATH.
Note: When repeating the steps above in the Package Explorer instead of the Project Explorer, the red x's don't show up - so you can't see there is a problem. However, if you look in PyDev properties the behavior is the same - PYTHONPATH is not updated.
Right click on your project folder->Properties->PyDev - PYTHONPATH. Select the directories causing the errors and click Remove on the right.
Looks like the problem happens when project name doesn't match directory name.
e.g.,
env/VersionModifier/src/myfile.py
.project file = CoolTool
source folder not found
env/VersionModifier/src/myfile.py
.project file = VersionModifier
OK
You could call it a bug or an "enforcement of best practice" but right clicking on the project and making its name match its enclosing directory fixed the problem for me in Kepler.
Good luck
Peter
the way i resolved it is to go to the folder in which your code is stored and find a file by the name of .pydevproject. It is an invisible file in eclipse/aptana so you may have to do this through cli or file browser. look for a structure that look like <path>path/to/your/file</path> and delete the ones that show errors in your package explorer. this will resolve your problems for now, but this is a bug and needs to be reported.
I think the problem stems from the fact that pydev fails to remove the <path>...</path> vars once the user deletes the source folder.
Below is how I resolved this, hope it helps.
Clean Up:
Removed the project from eclipse; of course, leaving it as on disk.
From the source directory removed ".project" and ".pydevproject" files.
Recreate:
Created a new PyDev project (in eclipse), providing the existing source directory. In the New Project dialog, selected "Create 'src' folder and add it to the PYTHONPATH".
The project got created properly, without any source-folder errors.
Now add the folder you want to add as source directory, by right-clicking the folder and selecting the option under "PyDev".
At the end, you may just delete the "src" directory that was created by eclipse.
I am using Eclipse Juno SR1 Java EE, and checked out code from SVN as an Eclipse project. I am able to click on files in the project to verify everything was ok. The next time I rebooted, I can't see the project in the Project Explorer window.
A few things I checked: The menu item Project > Open Project is greyed out, indicating there are no closed projects. The project's file tree exists in my workspace. Eclipse won't let me create a new project with the same name because one already exists.
This is my first time using Juno, is there some new control that hides projects from view?
"File -> Import -> General -> Existing Projects Into Workspace"
"File -> Import -> Android -> Existing Android Code Into Workspace" doesn't do what you're trying to accomplish (been there...).
Assuming the above lines mean what they say, the first tells Eclipse to recognize what you're importing as an official Project. The 2nd tells Eclipse that you're importing only the code, not the Project itself.
Sometimes it's just because .project file is missing. If you have any other project, copy its .project file and paste inside the main folder of the project you're trying to import.
Try starting with the clean option in command line, maybe that should fix it
eclipse -clean
try
file -> switch workspace -> other
and tell eclipse where your workspace is
I was facing the same problem with RAD. What I did was:
imported only those projects which were deployed locally in my portal server.
Did a clean build.
Started the server.
It worked for me. Able to access my application. Rest of the projects which were not deployed as part of my local portal server, I will import them on need basis later.
I'm trying to open an existing Android project in Eclipse. I've gone to File > Import > General > Existing Project (or something like that). I've chosen the file project folder. But every time I try to open the folder, all I get is an error.
Some projects cannot be imported because they already exist in the workspace*
Is there any other way of opening my project?
You cannot import a project with a name already present in your current Eclipse workspace.
The surest way to work around that is to switch workspace (menu File / Switch workspace), and create a new workspace (in which you will be able to import that project).
A more complex solution would be to try and rename an existing project in your current workspace.
Check other causes in:
"Some projects cannot be imported because they already exist in the workspace error in Eclipse"
"Erased project from Project Explorer and cannot re-import it"
"How to import a project which you just deleted in eclipse"
I faced the same issue, But it is as designed. When people close the project, It simply makes the project unavailable in the eclipse project view. This is why people thinks that it has been completely removed from the view.
So All you have to do is to go to
Window -> Show view -> Project Explorer
Now you will see your project in the Project Explorer sidebar with a different closed folder Icon as shown in this image.
Once you right click and open project you will see the magic you are looking for.
I had the same problem and I solved it finally.
So, lets say you want to open "TEST" project on eclipse. And you project is in this path: C:\Users\Sabina Comp\Desktop then your workspace should be C:\Users\Sabina Comp\Desktop not C:\Users\Sabina Comp\Desktop\TEST.
You can switch workspace by going to File->Switch workspace->other
I hope it will help you!
Just delete the .project file and try to open the project again in Eclipse File Explorer :)
I faced the same problem. Maybe the cause of your problem is as simple as mine.
I closed (not delete) my project in the Java Browsing view. Unlike the Java view, the project becomes invisible in the Java Browsing view. So I thought I deleted the project. But turns out my project is still in use when I try to import it.
So I went to Java Browsing view and right click the blank space in the Projects panel, click Open Project and the project is back!
Right click on a working set --> properties.
You should be able to see all the projects that are available in your workspace. Select it.
Next all the projects should be listed in your working set.
Here's what worked for me:
Right click on the project > Source > Format
I guess you want to create a copy of the existing project and make changes to the new one. Or you have got a project whose name matches the name of the existing project and you want to import the new project as well.
In the first case , you just need to simply copy(Ctrl+C) and paste(Ctrl+P) in the package or project explorer in the eclipse and it will ask you for a new project name -- rather than copying the project folder in the windows explorer and renaming the project folder name.
If you have copied the project in windows explorer and tried importing the project in eclipse you will get the above error Or if u have got a project whose name matches the name of the existing project in eclipse also you will get the above error.
Solution for both -- is to delete the .project , .classpath and .settings files and import the project. It will successfully import if u have changed the folder name.
Tip: If its a maven project , you can import it as a Java Project and then RightClick on the project and Configure->Convert To maven project.
In my case, problem was -
I deleted the code directory from its location.
And at the same time I closed Eclipse.
So when I reopened Eclipse, it searched for project and couldnt get it.
I restored the code directory at original place.
Opened Eclipse.
When tried to import project again I found it in closed condition.
I opened it and it started working properly.
I am trying to import a project that me and my co-worker have been working on.. and keep getting this error after I select-- "import" then "import existing project" then click archive file, and then I click next, and this error comes up:
Some projects cannot be imported because they already exist in the
workspace
Uncheck the "copy projects into workspace" checkbox, and then click "refresh" button, you will be able to import the project
go to .project file in your project and change the name of the project in name tag
It has just happened to me too. Finally I realized that the project was already open in my workspace but it was not visible because of the selected working set. You have just to deselect the active working set and all opened projects will become visible.
This usually happens when you change the project directory physically without first delete in Eclipse.
You can view and delete these hidden projects in the following view:
Window -> Show View -> Other -> General -> Navigator
Then simply just continue with the process of import existing project.
In my case, I copied one of the projects (say 'Project1') from the workspace and pasted it to the same workspace. After that I modified the name of the pasted project (say to 'Project2'). I could not see it in the repository.
The main reason was .project file from the new project still had:
<name>Project1</name> instead of <name>Project2</name>.
So, I did following things in order to get the issue fixed:
Cut and paste Project2 outside the workspace
Change .project file to have <name>Project2</name>
Try importing Project2 again.
It worked for me.
You may have a project with same name in your workspace. Try to refresh (file->refresh) your workspace after deleting the another one with same name.
A typical situation occurs when you want to re-import a deleted project.
Projects in the Eclipse workspace must be unique. Note though that the project name need not be the same as the directory/folder name of the project, so you can either delete any existing project with the same name or alternatively rename the existing projects.
You have one occult directory named ".metadata" in workspace directory. Close Eclipse, delete ".metadata" and open Eclipse. When eclipse ask you about workspace make sure that ".metadata" isn't in workspace directory and click "ok" button to select default workspace.
Maybe you get the same project name in your '.project' file,check it,if yes, rename another name.than import again
If you've arrived at this because you have cloned a git project into the existing workspace and now you want to promote that workspace to a full fledged project then you should use the 'Git Repositories' view -> select 'Working Directory' -> Import Projects -> Existing projects.
Check if you have configured Eclipse to show ALL the working set. I once encountered exactly the same problem and it turned out I accidentally imported the project into the Other Projects working set. And my Eclipse configuration didn't show that working set in the package explorer, which lead me to believe that the project was not imported yet.
Updated for #Mawg:
First, click the Select Working Set...:
Then, choose No Working Sets:
This will effectively disable the working set and show all projects.
Try to rename the value of <name> tag which inside ".project" file of your project.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<projectDescription>
<name>Rename this value</name>
<comment></comment>
<projects>
This will work for sure. Here you are just renaming your project.
EASIEST WAY: Right click on the project (folder that reads "MainActivity") go to Refactor -> Rename and you will get a text field allowing you to rename your project.
If you get an alert saying your project is out of sync with the filesystem press F5 (refresh) and try again.
Take a look in your workspace folder, you may have an old project there with the same name as the one you are importing (even though it's not being shown on eclipse).
When you delete a project on Eclipse, if you don't check the checkbox on the dialog, it just removes it from the view and doesn't delete the folder on the workspace directory.
In my case i had deleted the resources directory from my .metadata.plugins:
Go to your workspace
Enter .metadata.plugins
Delete : org.eclipse.core.resources directory
Another way I just found!
MOVE the project to some other folder and then import and if required copy to workspace
I had this issue when I deleted a project and tried to import the code again. Eclipse never really deleted the project and still held a reference to the project name/folder in the workspace. I had to created a new project with the same name and my code appeared as it was. I believe this only worked because the project path was never changed.
It was happened to me when
I delete project from eclipse Project Explorer and not checked the
remove content from disk.
Next time when I tried to import same project in workspace then got same problem.
To solve I just did FYI work that every kid can do :)
So How I solved it:
Cut Ctrl + x myProject folder from eclipse workspace to other location ie Desktop
Right Click Navigator (you can get it from Window > Show View > Navigator) and Refresh (it will prompt following dialog)
Just click Yes button and move your project folder back to eclipse workspace directory
Import again!
Now Rock 'n' Role
This warning means you just deleted project from navigator, but the project is present in the working set. Or else your working set has project with same name, so go to work-space directory and delete the project which has the same name and import again.
This worked for me.
File > New > Android Project > Create project from existing source
Location = the location of the project you want to import.
You will get a warning "An Eclipse project already exists in this directory.
Consider using File > Import > Existing Project instead." But you will be able to click "Next" and the project should in effect be imported.
In eclipse click file then select switch workspace then browse and select another folder. Now repeat the same process and this time there will be no error :)
I had a similar problem, I have the same repository I wanted to import twice. I renamed the existing project by right clicking on the project > refactor > rename then imported it again.
My problem was a little bit different.
For example, the project name (what I see) was FooProject and in the imported project, I was looking for the FooProject but I could not. However, Eclipse does not let me import that project because he claims that it is already imported. And then, I have looked at the .project file of the project and I have seen that the actual name of the project was not what I see (FooProject).
The conclusion;
The name of the project (what you see in Eclipse) may be different than the actual name of the project (what maven see). Because of this reason. Please be sure that they are the same name by checking .project file of the project.
Nothing about could not solve my situation. This is how I solved.
Close the IDE
Remove the same name project form workspace
Start the IDE
Clean all project (not sure this helped)
File > Import > Existing Project
click refresh button
import project
Done..
At least on Eclipse Juno, you can toggle on Advanced. Then select [groupid].[artifactid] from the Name Template dropdown. That should make your project uniquely named. (If you keep multiple versions of a given artifact, you can select [groupid].[artifactid].[version] instead). Be sure to click the Refresh button so the changes are visible. Wash, rinse, repeat as needed.
delete it from eclipse......u might have closed the project in eclipse by "(Rightclick)-->close project".....so even if you delete this project from workspace folder....it stays there in eclipse IDE as closed project.....you should delete it from Eclipse IDE...!!!
I have a slightly different situation whereby my eclipse stops responding and I have had to kill the session. After restarting Juno, then the particular project I was working on disappeared although .project file exists. Trying to import back into Eclipse would yield the same "Some projects cannot be imported .." or "A project with this name already exists" if trying to create a new project.
In the end, since I was using Working Sets, I managed to find this file .metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.ui.workbench\workingsets.xml. Manually added the missing entry and restarted eclipse and voila, it came back.
I had the same error because there was one more project under svn in workspace but with another name. So I've removed it.
This is what i have noticed for the above issue :- If the checkout folder (folder where your pom project resides) is same as the eclipse workspace folder then i am getting this issue
SOLUTION
when i used a separate workspace folder for importing the project, eclipse did worked smoothly :)
In case you are using Maven, make sure that your artifactId in pom.xml does not have the same name as any existing project name in your Eclipse project explorer.