How do I remove an application created with Visual Studio.NET?

When trying to delete a Visual Studio created application via FTP, you will most likely receive an error message saying that the directory is not empty and cannot be removed.

A Visual Studio.NET created application is set up as a FrontPage subweb which contains many hidden directories and files used by FrontPage. It is not possible to remove these files via FTP.

To remove a Visual Studio.NET created project from the web server, follow the instructions below:
  • Go to FrontPage tool in the Control Panel IIS Tools
  • Click the "Manage FrontPage Extensions" link
  • Enter your username and password when prompted
  • In the SubWebs section, click "Delete a subweb"
  • Select the name of the application you wish to delete from the drop down box
  • Click "Delete SubWeb"

Article ID: 67, Created On: 11/4/2008, Modified: 4/22/2011