Visual Studio clean solution doesn't delete all dlls / project reference getting moved
build, c#, dependencies, project-reference, visual-studio-2008
Solution
It only seems to delete files it 'knows about'.
For instance old library files, and old references after having renamed projects are still there. Very strange. I always assumed 'Clean' was just a straightforward delete - and I don't quite understand why it isn't. Go in and check each folder by hand if in doubt.
Problem
I have a VS 2008 C# web app with a bunch of project references to custom dlls. These are all at a relative path from the web project. Recently I've noticed that Clean Solution removes some, but not all, of the dlls from the web app's bin\debug folder. For example: ``` <Reference Include="TowerCo.Utilities, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL"> <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion> <HintPath>..\..\Components\TowerCo.Utilities\bin\Debug\TowerCo.Utilities.dll</HintPath> </Reference> <Reference Include="TowerCo.WebControls, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL"> <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion> <HintPath>..\..\Components\TowerCo.WebControls\bin\Debug\TowerCo.WebControls.dll</HintPath> </Reference> ``` The first one works normally (clean cleans it, new versions copied to web project on rebuild) but the second does not. A side effect is that I don't automatically pick up changes to the dependency. Thanks for any help.