The partial view 'First.cshtml' was not found or no view engine supports the searched locations
asp.net-mvc, asp.net-mvc-4, asp.net-mvc-ajax, partial-views, razor
Solution
No need to include the file extension at the end of the partial name. Try:
return PartialView("Second");
By not including the file extension, each of the registered `ViewEngines` is given its opportunity to resolve the requested view (be in `Second.cshtml`, `Second.vbhtml` or `Second.aspx`).
Problem
I'm trying to call partial view in div on click. I've written this: ``` @Ajax.ActionLink("Second", "Second", new AjaxOptions() { HttpMethod = "GET", UpdateTargetId = "partials", InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Replace }) <div id="partials"> </div> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.9/jquery.validate.min.js"></script> <script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.9/additional-methods.min.js"></script> <script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/mvc/5.2/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> ``` In my `Index.cshtml.` my controller looks like this: ``` public ActionResult Index() { return View(); } public PartialViewResult Second() { return PartialView("Second.cshtml"); } ``` but my error says that my partial view can't found in: ``` ~/Views/switchPartial/Second.cshtml.aspx ~/Views/switchPartial/Second.cshtml.ascx ~/Views/Shared/Second.cshtml.aspx ~/Views/Shared/Second.cshtml.ascx ~/Views/switchPartial/Second.cshtml.cshtml ~/Views/switchPartial/Second.cshtml.vbhtml ~/Views/Shared/Second.cshtml.cshtml ~/Views/Shared/Second.cshtml.vbhtml ``` but I have it in switchPartial folder. If I write `@Html.Partial("Second")` in my div it renders correctly my partial view. What have I done wrong?