What does this symbol mean in IntelliJ? (red circle on bottom-left corner of file name, with 'J' in it)

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TERACytE picture TERACytE · Feb 5, 2011 · Viewed 135.5k times · Source

Under the target folder in IntelliJ for a Java project I created, I have a few java source files in the package. Beside each file the 'J' icon has a red circle with a line through it.

What does that mean? How do I fix it?

Answer

irreputable picture irreputable · Feb 5, 2011

You need to specify the source dir

File> Project Structure > Modules

click the directory and click the Sources button

It's weird because usually it's done automatically. Maybe it's better if you recreate the project again.

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