How can I resolve the “Table 'dbo.Foo' already exists.” error when the table does not exist?

Question

I\'ve created a table and then realised I made a mistake. SSMS wouldn\'t let me update the table without recreating it, so I\'ve deleted the table and then tried to create i

Answer 1

I was having the same problem. Right-click on your server connection and select 'Refresh'. I did this and was able to save the recreated table without restarting SSMS.