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The Open Folder is forgotten once the solution is opened.

Nick Wagner 0 Reputation points
2025-12-05T14:25:17.3466667+00:00

When using the Open Folder feature within Visual Studio 2026 and then use the Views option (Switch Between solutions and available Views) in Solution Explorer to open a solution, the Views option forgets the original Open Folder and you only see items in the subfolder where the solution exists.

For example, with a file structure as follows:

  • Project Group
    • Project1.MvcFolder
      • Project1.Mvc.sln
    • Project2.NugetFolder
      • Project2.Nuget.sln
    • Project3.SsdtFolder
      • Project3.Ssdt

In VS 2022, I would open the folder Project Group. Then I would use Solution Explorer's View to easily switch between projects related to the current program. In VS 2026, once you click a solution, for instance, Project2.Nuget.sln, the Solution Explorer's View changes the location to Project2.NugetFolder and only shows me the one solution.

Is there a way to switch back to the old behavior?

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
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  1. Nick Wagner 0 Reputation points
    2025-12-05T14:36:01.5166667+00:00

    Created here by accident. Closing this and reopening in Visual Studio Development community.

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