How do I show the References folder in Solution Explorer without selecting 'Show All Files' in a VB.NET project?

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Jeff picture Jeff · Jun 7, 2011 · Viewed 35.6k times · Source

As I compare many C# example projects to my VB.NET projects, I see that the References folder shows in the Solution Explorer without having to select "Show All Files". Is it possible to have this for a VB.NET project as well? I find that it would be very helpful to have this folder displayed without having to see all the other hidden files as well.

I'm using VS2010 Professional.

This adds to my list of reasons why I should have learned C# first... thanks in advance to anyone that can either tell me how to make this happen, or to definitively crush my dream.

Answer

Edwin de Koning picture Edwin de Koning · Jun 7, 2011

I guess I will have to definitively crush your dream. Sorry. It has been a decision by Microsoft to remove this from the default view to reduce the 'clutter'. However, your 'Show All Files' setting will persist when you save your project. So if you show all files once and then save, then it will always be on.

You can also see your References in the Project designer, which you can always keep open in a tab.

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