Is my Visual Studio project a web application or a web site?

Question

First of all, when to use what and the overall differences between them has already been answered before. But I couldn\'t find an answer to this question:

Answer 1

The easiest way to differentiate between Web Site and Web Application is to look at the project's icons.

Web Site

• has an icon without the used language
• displays its physical root path
• does not have a Properties folder

Web Application

• has an icon including the used language
• displays the project's name
• has a Properties folder

To find out more about the technical differences between them ...

ASP.NET Web Site or ASP.NET Web Application?