publishing asp.net website give “Object reference not set to an instance of an object.” error

Question

I am getting fed up with this error. I have search all over the web and tried every possible suggestion to this error I could find.

1. delete app_code, build, add fil

Answer 1

This typically happens when a *.dll.refresh file in the bin directory points to a location that is no longer available. Deleting the *.dll.refresh files should resolve the issue.