Eclipse doesn't show projects in package explorer

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I keep my workspace folder in the Dropbox folder so I can use it on different computers. Usually there isn't a problem. Today however I opened Eclipse and found it doesn't show the projects in the package explorer.

I checked and it's set to the correct workspace folder.

I tried to Import existing projects into workspace, but Eclipse doesn't allow importing the projects because 'they already exist in the workspace' - even though they don't appear.

Will appreciate your help.

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javaeclipse
Have you tried resetting your perspective? (from Window/Reset Perspective) – Sir Celsius
@SirCelsius Did now, didn't help : – Aviv Cohn
Maybe try this solution to clear your metadata and generate new one when restarting Eclipse. – Sir Celsius
What about the drop-down menu in the project explorer -> Top Level Elements -> Projects? – Seb

4 Answers

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Keep your project files in DropBox. You shouldn't share a workspace like that -- it will inevitably lead to issues like the one you describe.

That is, keep the project folder, along with the .project, .classpath, and .settings/ in your shared Dropbox space. Create a new workspace on each computer, then "Import existing project" into each workspace, selecting your project in Dropbox, being sure to unselect "copy projects into workspace".

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I don't have idea about using dropBox-BUT-However

For your question::

I tried to Import existing projects into workspace, but Eclipse doesn't allow importing the projects because 'they already exist in the workspace' - even though they don't appear.

Possibility:: Projects are not in Eclipse explorer but a copy of it exists in the workspace folder so eclipse is not allowing you to add the projects with same name again.

Solution:: Create a new workspace and then use dropbox to import the projects.

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What you can also try is do

  1. Create new General Project
  2. Select in current workspace
  3. Create project with name of an already existing project in your workspace

I seem to remember using this to "hydrate" already existing projects in my workspace into the eclipse package explorer.

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This happened to me and it was because I inadvertently filtered out some of the files in the filters option in the Package Explorer.

Inside PackageExplorer -> Small drop down on top right side -> Filters

Un-select all and see if your files are now visible. Worked for me.