MVC – Multiple types were found that match the controller named ‘Home’.

When I create a new MVC project I normally compile and run it before making any changes. The first change I make after this is normally to the assembly name and namespace. After amending the namespaces of the default controllers and model and also the global.asax markup (which I invariably forget) I re run.

If you then get the error”Multiple types were found that match the controller named ‘Home’.” It is likely that the assembly from your initial compile still exists in the bin directory. Just clear the directory and rerun.

9 thoughts on “MVC – Multiple types were found that match the controller named ‘Home’.”

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November 25, 2010 at 10:04

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October 19, 2011 at 21:35

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November 28, 2011 at 10:14

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January 14, 2012 at 00:54

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July 23, 2012 at 20:41

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September 28, 2012 at 21:42

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October 22, 2012 at 20:25

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Arun Duth says:

January 10, 2013 at 15:58

Helped me.. Thanks..