ReflectedSchemas folder in the user's AppData folder (Visual Studio)

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splattne picture splattne · May 18, 2009 · Viewed 13.4k times · Source

Today I ran WinDirStat to check what is filling up my harddisk. I was surprised to see that this folder contains 4.6 GB (!):

C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\ReflectedSchemas

What is the purpose of this folder and the files it contains? Is there a way to get rid of these files in a safe way?

Thanks!

Answer

dampee picture dampee · May 18, 2009

I've tried to empty the folder completely, and have no problems found since i've done. When launching a project in VS, a new schema was created.

Edit: you can also move the folder and put it back when you believe you screwed things up...

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