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title: Solutions and projects
description: Learn about Visual Studio projects and solutions and learn how to create a new project with the Solution Explorer tool.
description: Learn about Visual Studio projects and solutions, how to create new projects from a template, and how to view & manage projects in Solution Explorer.
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ms.date: 12/11/2020
ms.date: 12/15/2020
ms.topic: conceptual
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A project is contained within a *solution*. Despite its name, a solution is not an "answer". It's simply a container for one or more related projects, along with build information, Visual Studio window settings, and any miscellaneous files that aren't associated with a particular project. A solution is described by a text file (extension *.sln*) with its own unique format; it's not intended to be edited by hand.

### Solution file

Visual Studio uses two file types (*.sln* and *.suo*) to store settings for solutions:

|Extension|Name|Description|
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### Solution folder

In this context, a "solution folder" is a virtual folder that's only in **Solution Explorer**, where you can use it to group projects in a solution. If you want to locate a solution file on a computer, go to **Tools** > **Options** > **Projects and Solutions** > **Locations**. For more information, see [Options dialog box: Projects and Solutions > Locations](./reference/projects-solutions-locations-options.md).
A "solution folder" is a virtual folder that's only in **Solution Explorer**, where you can use it to group projects in a solution. If you want to locate a solution file on a computer, go to **Tools** > **Options** > **Projects and Solutions** > **Locations**. For more information, see [Options dialog box: Projects and Solutions > Locations](./reference/projects-solutions-locations-options.md).

## Create new projects

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