Starving and looking up
S32DS 3.5
Facing a similar new project
Rename an old project
The new project hasn't even been created yet, so be it.
They also deleted my old project!!
Explorer can no longer find the original Project Folder.
chkdsk indicates no error!
How can I salvage an existing old project?
Also, why is the [Project Name starting with a number] invalid?
I manually added many subfolders to this project folder for writing some small tools in Python for other users of the same project.
You know, there exist LOTs of garbagessss for python's `venv` function and PyInstall .
Is it possible that there are too many subfolders/files for `Project Rename` function !?
> 1. Recycling bin.
Order by datetime
> 2. Workspace path and look for the new renamed project (under C:\Users\'xxx'\workspaceS32DS.3.5), or whichever custom path you've used to create the project.
No "Wxxx" folder under C:\Users\user\
No free Space on C:
FreeSpace on
Custom path on D:\Project\NXP\xxx\ disappear now.
> 3. Windows File History, if enabled.
None
.metadata folder only have log files , and .plugins\ folder
If you are referring to this issue : Eclipse: All my projects disappeared from Project Explorer - Stack Overflow , Their folders are still exist! So, they can `5. Do File->Import`
In my case, all the folders from the previous project were DELETED !
Hello @CY9,
Eclipse's "Rename" feature creates a new project, copies the whole old project, and deletes the old one to keep the new one. It seems Eclipse only renames the project folder if it is under the default workspace, if you create the project in a custom location, the project's folder will not be renamed, only internal references and the .project file are renamed.
Unless you've deleted the previous project, it is most likely still in your hard drive, have you tried checking:
1. Recycling bin.
2. Workspace path and look for the new renamed project (under C:\Users\'xxx'\workspaceS32DS.3.5), or whichever custom path you've used to create the project.
3. Windows File History, if enabled.
Lastly, you can also try checking the .metadata folder, and look for the project reference old or new name.
Sources: m2eclipse - Should renaming a project in Eclipse also rename project folder on file system? - Stack ..., Eclipse: All my projects disappeared from Project Explorer - Stack Overflow, java - Renamed a project in my Eclipse workspace via the filesystem and now cannot open it. - Stack ..., Renaming a project Eclipse Help
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Julián
Hello @CY9,
I do not think this is because of the subfolder count. From the log in metadata, I can see that a rename operation failed on '2026-08-10':
!ENTRY com.nxp.s32ds.ext.ide.core 4 0 2026-08-10 08:50:24.109
!MESSAGE Unexpected error during rename
!STACK 1I infer that the project you were renaming was "202503021_App_118", and you tried to rename to "ADB22pxAPP_VR", correct? I can see the following error:
org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.ResourceException(/ADB22pxAPP_VR)[374]: java.lang.Exception: Resource '/ADB22pxAPP_VR' already exists.However, I am not sure if this the root cause, as I've tried to rename a project to an already existing one, and I am not able to:
So, I really cannot come to a conclusion from this information alone. The only actions I can recommend is to look for both 202503021_App_118 & ADB22pxAPP_VR with Recuva scan through the whole disk. If project recovery is not possible, I am not sure there are any other solutions available.
Best regards,
Julián
Yeap,
I am sure `ADB22pxAPP_VR\` is *NOT* exist .
Even it really exist, and your program found it.
Should it STOP the rename function !?
Actually, it deleted whole directory.
I have no idea what's happened.
Recuva can NOT find any folder out.
I am trying to rescue some files ASAP.
Thanks for your concern.