A file or folder with the name already exists Visual Studio

Question

I try to add a new file to my source controlled VS2012 solution and receive this message:

A file or folder with the name \'xxx\' already exists. Pleas

Answer 1

If you're using MVC, and trying to create a new Controller, you should also check the Views and Models. Even though there was no folder or file with the Controller name, I had to delete a View folder with the same name (that already existed for some reason) using Show All Files and rebuild the solution.