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ASP.NET Core WebApplication IIS Express Error


IIS Express server is not starting and throwing the following error.

The following error occurred when trying to configure IIS Express for project <project_name>.
Filename : redirection.config
Error: cannot read configuration file

I have reinstalled IIS Express server, removed and installed all the packages and even repaired visual studio. But nothing worked.

I removed .VS folder, even this didn't worked :-(.


Solution

  • I got the fix, I don't know how my %userprofile% directory has two Documents named folder. Really Strange. I have no idea why there were two folders with exact name "Documents".I copied IISExpress and Mysites folders from Second Documents Folder to First Documents folder, And it worked.

    Edit: Those Documents folders were actually not in same folder there were in

    1. C:\Users\<username>\Documents
    2. C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive\Documents