'Sync with Active Document' button not working for some files

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I use Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 and it looks like this button is working in one project (WPF app.) and not working in other project (server app.) within the same solution. Which VS setting did I possibly have broken?

score 22 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 08 '18 at 05:06

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"Sync with Active Document" stopped working for me in VS 2015, both the button on top of Solution Explorer, as well as the Shortcut (Ctl + [, S).

I fixed this by first turning on the automatic sync, and then turning if back off. (This is done in Tools | Options | Projects and Solutions | General, with "Track Active Item in Solution Explorer")

edited Aug 08 '18 at 05:06

Abhishek

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answered Jan 11 '17 at 00:23

Spero Larres

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Did not fix the issue in VS 2019 I have for some files. – Saran Sep 18 '19 at 12:28
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Ha, did you try turning it off and on again. – JabberwockyDecompiler Sep 23 '19 at 20:13
Upvoted because you mentioned how this is configured in Tools | Options... – Per Lundberg Oct 01 '19 at 19:04
Note: If you have Resharper installed it will most likely silently turn the options off. You will have to disable the silent performance fix first. Then turn it on and off. – kjbartel Mar 08 '21 at 22:22

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '18 at 11:01

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Enable at:

Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > General > Track Active Item in Solution Explorer

Works with VS 2017.

answered Sep 06 '18 at 11:01

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This works for VS 2019 as well. I am using enterprise version – Ankita Biswas May 14 '20 at 15:27

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 27 '22 at 08:39

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I resolved it by setting up the shortcut to "Text Editor" instead of letting it as a "Global" shortcut.

Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard

answered Jun 27 '22 at 08:39

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'Sync with Active Document' button not working for some files

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