Which files in a Visual C# Studio project don't need to be versioned?

Question

I\'m new to Visual C# Studio (actually using the Express edition, but another developer is using the full version), and we are using version control (svn).

It\'s acc

Answer 1

Needed...

*.sln - The solution file contains references to all the projects and dependencies between the projects.
*.csproj - The project files themselves. These tell what files are included in the project, references, and the build steps for the project.

Not...

*.suo - This is a user settings file...

Answer 2

Check this out - type visualstudio amd you will have a .gitignore file generated for you, also you can concatenate multiple languages/ide' ignore files together if you have a solution which contains multiple languages.

Answer 3

Just to add, anything that gets regenerated at build time, should be excluded. For example, files generated from the prebuild event or in some cases a custom tool.

Answer 4

I leave out the Visual Studio Solution User Options file (*.suo) and the binaries directories as they get recompiled everytime you build your solution (the bin and obj folders).

Answer 5

.csproj defines the project structure. It is vital.

This is what I add to my global ignore list in Tortoise SVN:

*.suo *.user bin obj *.pdb *.cache *_svn *.svn *.suo *.user *.build-res TestResults _ReSharper*