I have reinstalled my computer with Windows 7, and Eclipse 3.5.1 (Galileo).
The weird thing is that I can not see any files that Eclipse produces. I can not find the workspace, can not find the files from the SVN after check out.
It seems like Windows 7 can not read the files produced by Eclipse ... wierd
What could be the reason for this?
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You can launch eclipse with the -showlocation option, which will display the path of the workspace in the title bar.
(See this eclipse.ini for instance)
From there, you can check if you find that workspace, and its eclipse projects within it.
You can also configure your shortcut:
Where do you have Eclipse installed? Where is your workspace?
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