Suggestions Please: File in Xcode Project but Cannot be Found

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I have a file that shows up in "Open Quickly" on Xcode and shows up no place in the project if I do "Reveal in Project Navigator". It does compile correctly into several targets.

If I add the file to the project, the project cannot compile because the file is already included. How can I find this inclusion?

Note: The file does NOT show up in "Open Quickly" on App Code, but I can navigate to it via Command-B.

@Will it's not in the project, so removing it is impossible. It cannot be found in the project navigator whatsoever. — Dan Rosenstark, Jun 17 '13 at 16:55

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '13 at 06:50

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In AppCode you can use Navigate | File... (Cmd+Shift+O) and check Include non-project files - the file should be shown in the list.

Also, you can open the file in editor, switch navigator to Files mode and use Navigate | Select in... (Alt+F1) | Project View - the file will be shown in its actual location. After that use Manager Targets action from context menu to see what targets this file belong to.

answered Jun 19 '13 at 06:50

Anton Makeev

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Thanks. I'm going to delete this question if I can, since I no longer have the situation to test with ;) – Dan Rosenstark Jun 24 '13 at 13:38
Could not delete. Anyway, I tried to select it in project view, but it was nowhere to be found, even in App Code. – Dan Rosenstark Jun 24 '13 at 13:39

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '13 at 16:32

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This bizarre situation happens because you are importing a .m file in one of your #import statements. If you fix this, the project will no longer compile, because the file will not be automatically included.

answered Jun 17 '13 at 16:32

Dan Rosenstark

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Suggestions Please: File in Xcode Project but Cannot be Found

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