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How do I fix eclipse invalid project description?

How do I fix eclipse invalid project description?

Reason: Invalid project description….What I did to workaround the problem:

  1. Go to “ìLIPSE_HOME%\configuration\.settings” and delete the workspace listed at the key RECENT_WORKSPACES.
  2. Restart Eclipse, go to File>Switch Workspace>Other… and select your workspace dir again.
  3. Now I could create new projects as always.

How do I import an existing project?

Importing a Project as a Jar file

  1. Open File->Import.
  2. Select “Existing Projects into Workspace” from the Selection Wizard.
  3. Select Next to get the Import Wizzard. Check “Select archive file” and Browse to find the location of the Project.
  4. Make sure the Project you want is checked, then hit Finish.

How do you solve some projects Cannot be imported because they already exist in the workspace?

This is how I solved.

  1. Close the IDE.
  2. Remove the same name project form workspace.
  3. Start the IDE.
  4. Clean all project (not sure this helped)
  5. File > Import > Existing Project.
  6. click refresh button.
  7. import project.

How do I open an import project in Eclipse?

To import an existing Eclipse project

  1. Click File > Import > General.
  2. Click Existing Projects into Workspace. You can edit the project directly in its original location or choose to create a copy of the project in the workspace.

How do you resolve some projects Cannot be imported because they already exist in the workspace?

This is how I solved.

  • Close the IDE.
  • Remove the same name project form workspace.
  • Start the IDE.
  • Clean all project (not sure this helped)
  • File > Import > Existing Project.
  • click refresh button.
  • import project.

How do I import the same project in Eclipse?

How do I import the same project twice in Eclipse?

Instead of importing the project, begin creating a new project with a different name. Then change the location of the project to your new existing project. Eclipse will then let you create the project using the existing directory and content. In my opinion this is the only answer that directly addresses the question.

How do I reimport a project in Eclipse?

Then right-click on project and choose “Maven -> Update project…” and ok. This re-adds the Java nature to the project. UNDO your edit to return to eclipse-plugin packaging and REPEAT the “update project” again.

How do I export and import an Eclipse project?

To export a project to a JAR file

  1. Start Eclipse and navigate to your workspace.
  2. In Package Explorer, left-click on the project you want to export.
  3. Right-click on the same project and select Export
  4. When the Export dialog box pops up, expand Java and click on JAR file.
  5. The JAR Export dialog will pop up.
  6. Click Finish.

How do I import a Git project into Eclipse?

Open Eclipse and choose Import –> Projects from Git (with smart import) Choose the Clone URI option in the Git import wizard and click Next. Confirm the URI, Host and Repository path parameters and click Next. Choose the Git branches to clone from the remote repository and click Next.

How do I import an existing Java file into Eclipse?

Right-click on the Default Package in the Project Manager pane underneath your project and choose Import. An Import Wizard window will display. Choose File system and select the Next button. You are now prompted to choose a file.

Why am I getting a project error when creating a project?

The reason why you end up seeing that error is because it thinks you are putting a project inside another project (probably reads the project config file). I noticed this is especially a problem when notusing the default workspace path.

Why can’t I import prj1 and PRJ2?

If you’re having problem importing prj1 and prj2, you can either move your .metadata somewhere else (/prj/.metadata, /prj/eclipse/.metadata, etc.) or create a sub level in workspace so that it looks like: /prj/workspace/android/prj1

How do I import an android project into eclipse?

From eclipse menu “/File/Import/Android/Existing Android Code Into Workspace” Browse and select problematic project/or problematic projectS parent directory. Check “Copy projects into workspace”. Check “Add projects into working sets”. Press finish.