title: References not updating properly in Visual Studio
body: <p>I am working on a rather large project in visual studio, and I have several references to other solutions and projects within my current solution. One of my user controls resides in a separate solution, so I need to consistently be able to update the DLL to fit any changes to my code. The only problem is, Visual Studio will not update my references unless I go through a long, meticulous process which I will try to describe now: </p>
  
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  <li><p>First, I must clean and rebuild the solution that contains the changed code. Here is a snippet of the class I need to update:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vqbrj.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vqbrj.png" alt="This is a little snippet of the class I need to update"></a></p></li>
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  <p>I just added the highlighted property, so my other project does not recognize it yet. I used blank properties like <code>HelloWorld</code> and <code>ISuddenlyDespiseYogurt</code> because they are easy to spot in code and properties will show in the compiled version of the code. </p>
  
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  <li>Secondly, I must go to the project I am trying to use the DLL in, delete the reference, and re add it. </li>
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  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/FLNXV.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/FLNXV.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>I right click on the reference I want, click delete, then right click on the "References" tab, press "Add Reference", then I use the file path of my other solution and update the reference.</p>
  
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  <li>Lastly, I must restart Visual Studio and reopen the project I was working on.</li>
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  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/18cms.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/18cms.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>And now our new property is recognized by my project. This solution works every time, but it is a ridiculously annoying workaround, and I am hoping someone out there knows how to make this process much easier. </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1807638/references-not-updating-in-solution-explorer">This</a> is the closest thing I can find to a similar problem on StackOverflow, and the rest of the internet is no help. If anyone has any clue how to fix this problem, I would very much appreciate your insight. </p>