Changed Folder of Project lazarus / 10-Designer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JimKueneman · 2012-08-16 13:02 Hi,     I started a project then later moved the folder somewhere else. That has caused issues with Lazarus.  If I use the View Forms dialog and try to browse to a form with it the path is wrong.  How can I update the paths so this is all back in sync? Jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Knipfty · 2012-08-16 13:52 Have you tried closing all the files, including the project and opening up the projecct in the new location? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- picstart · 2012-08-16 14:50 Well Lazarus has hidden dependencies some may have good reasons others not. The issue is that things are more complex and convoluted when it comes to IDE files. Fortunately the exe produced by the IDE is relatively dependency free. I found it helps to use "publish project" from the project drop down menu. It seems to know about the hidden dependencies and does the move for you. I find the dependencies disconcerting and bordering on creating a lack of confidence in Lazarus. Sure many IDE's make it increasingly difficult to just copy and paste to a new folder. The  driving force for this is the difficulty in establishing the latest version if several coders work on the same project. This is an unpleasant trend since it removes choice and empowerment from the coder who actually owns the PC and doesn't collaborate on a project. Dependencies create bloat in backups since users do system backups since they are never sure that a dependent file is hidden in some obscure directory and it will bite on a restore.  Lazarus has unpleasant dependencies on Users\...\...\... perhaps because there was a false priority to address multiple users single machine ( or network) and  single copy of Lazarus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JimKueneman · 2012-08-17 03:15 Had to edit the *.lpi file by handl.... Jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Leledumbo · 2012-08-17 06:15 Lazarus normally stores relative paths for all project files, but the one you add yourself (including the ones added implicitly if you add files from directory not yet in the search path) in project options is your responsibility.