Content not found when I run my program

,
1

I am having an odd issue that suddenly just started. I am making a desktop application for windows.

When I add an image file using the MGCB file and successfully build it, I get an error when I run my project when it tries to load the image into a Texture2D:
running error

Here is what I see in the solution explorer when I look for the file:
not working project

I have a version of this that I made on the same computer a week ago that works, with exactly the same code, and the content added in exactly the same way using the MGCB. Here is what it shows in the solution explorer:
working project

It seems like the MGCB tool is not building the image (mgcontent and xnb files) into a ‘Content’ folder inside the ‘Windows’ folder anymore, which I assume is why it is not working.

All of my new projects that I create are doing this and I am getting the same errors when I try to load content.

Any ideas?

2

Hi there. In your solution you are having issues with, can you show us the content of your content.mgcb file?

Also can you screenshot your bin folder expanded out?

3

Hi @Steven_Aldworth, Welcome to the Community!

Have you seen this guide?

Adding Content | MonoGame

Hope this helps.

Happy Coding!

4

The error is correct. You’re just looking in the wrong place. The path in the error message is

X:\My Drive\ISC4U\MonoGame 1\ Mono Intro take 3\bin\Debug\net6.0-windows\Content\dino.xnb

You’re looking at the path

X:\My Drive\ISC4U\MonoGame 1\ Mono Intro take 3\Content\bin\Windows\Content\dino.xnb

which is a completely different path.

What do you see when you do a

dotnet build

from the root of your project?

1 Like
5

I found a solution. I just added another line to my MGCB file:
/outputDir:bin/$(Platform)/Content

I’m just not sure why it is all of a sudden requiring me to do this now. I have older projects that don’t require me to add this line.

6

I have read this guide yes. This issue just started happening to newer projects.

7

Yes, that is the issue. The MGCB tool puts the dino.xnb file in the folders:
X:\My Drive\ISC4U\MonoGame 1\ Mono Intro take 3\Content\bin\Windows\dino.xnb
and
X:\My Drive\ISC4U\MonoGame 1\ Mono Intro take 3\bin\Debug\net6.0-windows\dino.xnb

But when I try to load the content, the project is looking in the folders:
X:\My Drive\ISC4U\MonoGame 1\ Mono Intro take 3\Content\bin\Windows\Content\dino.xnb
and
X:\My Drive\ISC4U\MonoGame 1\ Mono Intro take 3\bin\Debug\net6.0-windows\Content\dino.xnb

I don’t know what is different, but now when I make new projects, the MGCB tool is no longer building the xnb files in the \Content folders.

I made a ‘fix’ by adding the line:
/outputDir:bin/$(Platform)/Content
to my MGCB file in the project. The odd thing is the older projects that werent having this issue don’t need this ‘fix’.