"Invalid project description", importing from GIT repo problem

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James Raitsev picture James Raitsev · May 21, 2011 · Viewed 49.5k times · Source

After copying my GIT repo from a PC computer onto my MAC, i can't seem to import it to an eclipse. Import happens via eGit plugin directly from existing local git repository.

Same exact import works perfectly fine on existing Windows computer.

Please advise. 

org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.ResourceException: Invalid project description.
        at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Project.checkDescription(Project.java:162)
        at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Project.assertCreateRequirements(Project.java:52)
        at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Project.create(Project.java:274)
        at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Project.create(Project.java:256)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.ProjectUtils.createExistingProject(ProjectUtils.java:115)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.ProjectUtils.access$0(ProjectUtils.java:92)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.ProjectUtils$1.run(ProjectUtils.java:66)
        at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:1975)
        at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:1957)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.ProjectUtils.createProjects(ProjectUtils.java:84)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.GitImportWizard.importProjects(GitImportWizard.java:160)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.GitImportWizard.access$0(GitImportWizard.java:142)
        at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.clone.GitImportWizard$1.run(GitImportWizard.java:83)
        at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(ModalContext.java:121)
    Contains: OK
    Contains: /Users/me/Repositories/ABC overlaps the location of another project: 'ABC'

Answer

dunni picture dunni · May 21, 2011

"Contains: /Users/me/Repositories/ABC overlaps the location of another project: 'ABC'"

Looks like you already have a project in your workspace with the same name like the project you would like to import.

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