import project from workspace in eclipse

Question

I have problem with importing projects from workspace into eclipse even though I am able to check the projects (which shows checkable).

After I hit the finish button, there is an error which says "Some projects can not be imported because they already exist in the workspace or their project description file is corrupt."

I have already deleted the projects from workspace so that let me be able to check from the import box.

So I guess that "project description file is corrupt" is the cause.

Can you help me out to fix it. I will appreciate it in advance.

The mentioned "project description file" is the file `.project` in the root of the project's directory. Could you please post its content? — Seelenvirtuose, Oct 20 '15 at 13:02
Additionally, don't enable "copy project" when selecting import projects that are already in the workspace. — Seelenvirtuose, Oct 20 '15 at 13:04
check this link hope will help you:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6715403/some-projects-cannot-be-imported-because-they-already-exist-in-the-workspace-err — soorapadman, Oct 20 '15 at 13:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 20 '15 at 13:02

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I would suggest start from scratch ,including choosing new location for Workspace.

If all of your old projects exist in a single directory or in a single parent directory, you can do File -> Import... -> Existing Projects into workspace. Choose a root directory that is a parent all of the projects you want to import. You will then be able to import project/projects at once.

answered Oct 20 '15 at 13:02

lesnar

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Suggesting a new workspace location seems to be too radical. Usually importing a single project should not require that. – Seelenvirtuose Oct 20 '15 at 13:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 20 '15 at 13:36

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Change your workspace it will work fine.

answered Oct 20 '15 at 13:36

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '18 at 17:20

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The below issue solved my issue:

Navigate to your workspace.
Copy the existing project you want to import somewhere else.
Now import the existing project in the eclipse.
It should look like below image after copying

answered Aug 22 '18 at 17:20

Saif Siddiqui

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