VS Arduino - Double same-name project folder convention?

Jun 17^th, 2026 at 4:30pm (UTC)

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FrankP Senior Member Offline Posts: 260 Joined: Oct 19^th, 2011	Double same-name project folder convention? May 29^th, 2026 at 4:41pm	Print Post
	For some time now I have gotten used to dealing with double-named folders for VS/VM projects, i.e. 2Wheel_Robot.ino. I believe this arrangement was required in conjunction with using the 'board.txt' file to execute my OTA a post-processing script that utilizes TeraTerm macros to upload sketches using Bluetooth wireless serial channel from my Windows 11 box to an HC-05 module on my robot. Now I am using Grok build to set up a github project in a different folder tree, and Grok tells me I don't need the double-naming convention. I'm reluctant to go with this, as I think it will screw up my hard-won OTA capability. Can someone clarify this for me? I have provided the Grok response below: TIA "This double nesting (260523_2Wheel_Robot inside another 260523_2Wheel_Robot) is NOT required by modern Visual Micro. It works, but it's unnecessary and makes the path longer than needed."


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12205 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Double same-name project folder convention? Reply #1 - May 31^st, 2026 at 2:36pm	Print Post
	Hi, Visual studio has the concept of a solution. a solution can contain multiple projects. In this case it sounds like the solution and/or the solution folder has the same name as the project. Grok is right, visual micro doesn't mind if the solution (.sln) is in the same folder as the project or somewhere completely different. But it's less confusing and more flexible if the structure is Solution > Project1 > Project2 This applies even if the solution contains only 1 project. When creating projects in Visual Studio. It often prompts to create a solution folder. That also gives this "double name" scenario. Unless you have hard coded paths in custom events. It would be okay to close the solution and rename the top level folder so it's less confusing. In which case also rename the .sln. after reopening the solution, right click and rename it in vs too. So avoids confusion.


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