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I recently installed a new version of eclipse (2018-09), and faced with this problem. So let say we have 4 opened projects A,B,C and D: 4 projects

And then we create new working set WS_01 with: View Menu (down arrow icon in package explorer) > Select working set... > New... > Java > Finish. And we add projects A and B in that set.

Then, if I select View Menu > WS_01, package explorer will show only projects A and B. The problem is, if I close project B, it will disappears from explorer. Even if I unchecked option Closed projects from View Menu > Filters ... , project B will be still missing.

But if I go back to View Menu > 1_Windows_working_set, then I can see closed folder of project B: project B is closed

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  • In Filters, did you also uncheck _Non-Java Projects_? Can you reproduce this issue with a _Resource_ instead of a _Java_ working set? There is no version _18-19_. Did you mean _2018-09_? Please show also a screenshot of the problem. – howlger Oct 30 '18 at 08:24
  • Yes, I meant on 2018-09. I tried with _Resource_ set, but I got the same result. Here you can see all steps that I tried: [imgur_post](https://imgur.com/a/RT38i67) – cluster_master Oct 30 '18 at 10:16
  • If you choose in the _Package Explorer_ view menu _Top Level Elements > Working Sets_, the closed projects are shown and _Closed Projects_ works as expected, right? That seems like a bug to me. Please report it to Eclipse. – howlger Oct 30 '18 at 10:30
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    Oh thanks. It works if I choose _Top Level Elemensts>Working Sets_ ([imgur](https://imgur.com/a/Hw8wkQM)). I didn't even think about this option. I agree with you that my original problem is probably a bug in new version of eclipse. – cluster_master Oct 30 '18 at 11:24

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This looks like a bug in the Package Explorer of Eclipse 2018-09: see Eclipse bug 538216

You can use one of the following as workaround for this bug:

  • Use the Project Explorer instead of the Package Explorer
  • In the Package Explorer view menu choose Top Level Elements > Working Sets
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  • The ticket has been closed referencing this stack overflow article as the fix? – Michael Conrad Oct 30 '18 at 14:01
  • @MichaelJoyner The status of Eclipse bug 538216 (which was reported by you) is still _new_. The Eclipse platform project lead was not able to reproduce this issue (comment #1), so I added the conditions which are required to reproduce this issue and a link to this question here (comment #2). – howlger Oct 30 '18 at 14:37
  • I think I have just run into this issue with Eclipse 2019-12 :/ Thanks for the workaround using "Project Explorer", that actually worked for me. – Flow Feb 03 '20 at 09:31