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Asked: 2026-05-16T22:41:14+00:00

I deleted the exported zip file that was placed in my exported templates folder

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I deleted the exported zip file that was placed in my exported templates folder and of course it still shows in Visual Studio’s “Add New Project” dialog. I expected that but I’m having a difficult time finding where else the template files are stored. How do I remove a custom template?

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I’ve searched the following folders (and numerous others, but these are the most obvious):
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplates
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplatesCache
%userprofile%\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\My Exported Templates
%userprofile%\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Templates\ProjectTemplates

Not sure if it matters, but I’m also using Windows 7 for my OS.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try looking under %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\ProjectTemplatesCache. This is where the unzipped cache of the template would usually be stored. If it isn’t there, try searching for a folder named ProjectTemplatesCache anywhere in your user data directory.

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