How do I hide projects?

Question

I have a large VS solution, but I'm only working on two different projects, but need all the projects loaded to do the build.

Is it possible to just see the projects I am interested in without changing the structure of the solution for build purposes?

If it's not possible, but work-arounds are available?

Answer 1

Take a look at the "filtered solutions" feature of Visual Studio where you can unload specific projects then save off that as a visual studio solution filter file.

Load a subset of projects - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn

It worked pretty good for my team and I.

Answer 2

I do it like this:

Right click solution | Add New Solution Folder 

Then I just create some dummy folder. I drag all the projects and anything else I do not want to see into that folder.

Then right click the folder | Hide Folder

Note: If you work in a team environment, do not check in the solution file.

It works for me so hopefully it will work for you as well.

_{If only I could create a folder and throw some of the people I can think of into it and do the above trick...}

Answer 3

You can right click a project --> "New solution explorer view" and then you can play with the windowconfiguration like this: