Couldn't load a xcode project because it is already opened from another project or workspace

Question

I have a project that has one target dependency. The target dependency is dependent on a framework called Three20.

The dependency tree looks like this.

myProject
   -> myCustomFramework
         -> Three20

When I tried to build and run I get the following error message.

Workspace Integrity Couldn't load Three20.xcodeproj because it is already opened from another projet or workspace.

I have only one project open. Any suggestions on why I am getting this message?

close all projects and finderwindows then open ur project from finder — Vijay-Apple-Dev.blogspot.com, Jul 25 '11 at 18:20
I'm also having this issue with Three20. It compiles, just throws these errors. — Brent, Aug 08 '11 at 01:13
I tried restarting Xcode again and it appears to have worked. I'm not too sure why it didn't work the first time around. — David, Aug 08 '11 at 15:40
Okay had the same exact issue with the same exact library, and force quitting xcode and reopening fixed it first shot. — zkwentz, Sep 29 '12 at 21:13

score 134 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 21 '22 at 14:39

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Quitting the xcode completely and opening it up again worked.

edited Jul 21 '22 at 14:39

Mojtaba Hosseini

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answered Aug 31 '11 at 19:08

user906825

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My issue was that I tried open workspace without closing main project. How I fix it, I close all from Xcode (Xcode-Quit) and than open only workspace. If you try open workspace and you project together you will faced with error – Sirop4ik Dec 21 '16 at 10:03

score 24 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '13 at 09:51

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Quitting Xcode alone didn't work for me. What I did was:

File->Close Workspace/Project on every open workspace.
Xcode->Quit
Open Xcode again and open troublesome workspace

answered May 01 '13 at 09:51

Adam Waite

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This happens when you open first a project withing the Workspace. And then try to open the workspace. I did not know I had to open the workspace but this solved the problem. – Vicro Jul 02 '17 at 08:57

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 16 '11 at 10:11

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I have close the Xcode completely but IT didn't work. I have killed the procces and It did finally!!! :-)

answered Nov 16 '11 at 10:11

Adriana

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You probably close the Xcode window and no Xcode complitly. use Xcode -> Quit Xcode – shem Oct 09 '12 at 15:02

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 10 '13 at 19:38

Had the same problem in a case where I got a workspace working, closed it, copied the containing folder to a USB drive, then reopened. I got that message for one of the projects in the workspace. Closed, tried again, removed/re-added project - no luck. Closed, tried to open the project alone and got the message about it being open in another workspace - not true. Quit XCode, restarted by double-clicking my workspace in Finder, and all went well after.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered May 12 '15 at 14:29

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I had same problem. Fixed after updating of cocoa pods with pod update command.

answered May 12 '15 at 14:29

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 13 '19 at 15:29

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Restart the computer and try again opening the project :)

answered Nov 13 '19 at 15:29

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Couldn't load a xcode project because it is already opened from another project or workspace

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