The view 'Index' or its master was not found

Question

I\'m new to the C# MVC project type and when I created an empty C# MVC project, I noticed the following error:

The view \'Index\' or its master was not found         


        

Answer 1

I had a virtual directory that wasn't correctly referencing the actual directory. (On Windows) I fixed this by going into IIS (Internet Information Services Manager), and right clicking the virtual directory that wasn't being correctly referenced (In your case, Views). Virtual directories will have this little icon next to them:

Right click and then select Manage Virtual Directory > Advanced Settings. Ensure the Physical path matches where you think it should be going:

This isn't going to apply to all cases, but it's a possible match for some instances.