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Frison Alexander
Frison Alexander

Reputation: 3256

Visual Studio 2012 "Show All Files" button missing

In my solution I have three projects: Console application, class library, and a website project. The Show All Files button is visible on the console and class library project, but soon as I click on the website project the button disappears.

I am running Visual Studio 2012.

Upvotes: 51

Views: 53173

Answers (10)

Giacomo Paita
Giacomo Paita

Reputation: 1419

In Solution Explorer, click on a project, and then the 'Show All Files' button will appear.

Upvotes: 6

Bob Wei
Bob Wei

Reputation: 31

The "Show All Files" auto hides.

Click on the folder that has the hidden file, the button should show up.

By clicking on the project (the folder under the solution) the solution explore checks if all sub folders has hidden file, this will prompt the button to be revealed.

Upvotes: 3

hessamini
hessamini

Reputation: 59

if you click on solution name in "solution explorer" maybe you will can't see "Show all files" button. because maybe added F# or website project in solution. if you want see "Show all files" button, you must click on project name which is C# or native C++ or C++.net.

Upvotes: 0

user3886802
user3886802

Reputation: 19

If you want to get Show all file menu just hide the solution explorer and open it fom view=>Other Windows=>Solution Explorer and clik it it will show all files menu

Upvotes: 2

MSkuta
MSkuta

Reputation: 1783

If you are in a WebSite project all files are shown by default. If there are some missing (added during debugging etc), just hit the refresh button on the top of the solution explorer and they should appear.

Upvotes: 4

empty
empty

Reputation: 5444

None of the above answers worked for me. If this is the case for you try right-clicking on any file in your project, then choosing "Show all files". The "Show all files" icon should now appear on this and all subsequent Solution Explorer windows.

YMMV, be kind. :-)

Upvotes: 3

user2323355
user2323355

Reputation: 351

Click on folder which must contain target file and Solution explorer properties will be changed. There you can find Refresh button and Show all files button.

Check this post: Improved Solution Explorer in Visual Studio 2012 to Improve Productivity

Upvotes: 22

sumant
sumant

Reputation: 11

try to open any file use ctrl+alt+a . once a file will open "show all" button will appear automatically.

Upvotes: -1

Rodolfo Maayos
Rodolfo Maayos

Reputation: 494

I just got the same problem "Solution Explorer toolbar missing" eg. "Show all files". Here's what I did:

  1. Right click your "Solution".
  2. Select "New Solution Explorer View". This will pop-up a new "Solution Explorer" window with toolbars in it.
  3. Close you original "Solution Explorer" window.

Upvotes: 46

Antonio Bakula
Antonio Bakula

Reputation: 20693

"Show All Files" is not shown in a Web Site Project because it's not needed and all files are already shown in the Solution Explorer. I think that this behavior is the same for older versions of VS

Upvotes: 16

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