Visual Stdio 2015 Project and Solution Files

The following files are created when you create a project in Visual Studio. They are used to manage project files in the solution.

Filename	Directory location	Solution Explorer location	Description
Solname.sln	Projname	Not displayed in Solution Explorer	The solution file. It organizes all elements of a project or multiple projects into one solution.
Projname.suo	Projname	Not displayed in Solution Explorer	The solution options file. It stores your customizations for the solution so that every time you open a project or file in the solution, it has the appearance and behavior you want.
Projname.vcxproj	Projname	Not displayed in Solution Explorer	The project file. It stores information specific to each project. (In earlier versions, this file was named Projname.vcproj or Projname.dsp.) For an example of a Visual C++ project file, seeProject Files.
Projname.sdf	Projname	Not displayed in Solution Explorer	The browsing database file. It supports browsing and navigation features such as Goto Definition, Find All References, and Class View. It is generated by parsing the header files.
Projname.vcxproj.filters	Projname	Not displayed in Solution Explorer	The filters file. It specifies where to put a file that is added to the solution. For example, a .h file is put in the Header Files node.
Projname.vcxproj.user	Projname	Not displayed in Solution Explorer	The migration user file. After a project is migrated from Visual Studio 2008, this file contains information that was converted from any .vsprops file.
Projname.idl	Projname	Source	(Project-specific) Contains the Interface Description Language (IDL) source code for a control type library. This file is used by Visual C++ to generate a type library. The generated library exposes the interface of the control to other Automation clients. For more information, seeInterface Definition (IDL) File in the Windows SDK.
Readme.txt	Projname	Project	The read me file. It is generated by the application wizard and describes the files in a project.