Hi Noha L 

It sounds as though you have not really removed the file from your project and it is still referenced in the sdlproj. If you do things like this in Studio 2019 I think the easiest way to replace the file is to use the Right-Click -> Update File. This option will simply replace the existing file with your new one, and even better, if you have partially translated the original it will make sure that anything in the new file that translated before is still translated now. This is one of the best new features in Studio 2019.

I have landed here today, because I find myself presently in the same situation as Noha L;

In a project I got an error message for one specific sdlxliff file:

"The document cannot be processed since it contains unexpected contents."

This file could not be analysed and could not be opened in the project for translation.

So I decided to replace the file with a previous version of the same file (with same file name), to see if the previous version would work without an error.

So in the files view I selected the file and in the context menu selected "Delete files" and deleted it. So it disappeared from the list.

I made sure that it was physically removed from the location on the hard drive and then tried to add the previous version of this file in its place. This is when I got the error message:

"Warning
This project already contains a source file named [filename]"

So now I read your suggestion "Right-Click -> Update File", which I would like to try out, but the problem is, the file is gone from the project, doesn't appear in the list any more, and I can't get it back into the project any more with "Add files" (because of the warning that the project already contains it.)

But this file is neither in the file list of the project nor physically in the project folder on the hard drive.

For the moment I am out of ideas on how to get this file back into the project.

Hello SimonB

After Paul helped me fix this problem, I have found myself in it a few time after. 

When I remove the file from Studio and from my desk, I can't seem to be able to add it to Studio with the same file name, so I rename the file and add it to Studio, and it works fine after. I am still not sure why the old name stays in the memory of Studio. But I think I learned to avoid removing the file from Studio and my PC, instead, I just update it (as suggested by Paul). 

I hope that helps. And I hope someone can advise on the issue of how to add the same file with the same name without the need to rename it.

Have a good day/night,

Noha

This thread is 2 years old, but I stumbled onto your problem.

https://docs.sdl.com/791864/555677/sdl-trados-studio-2017/deleting-project-files

After selecting the source language on the navigation pane (left side) and deleting the file that was hiding with the same name, it finally let me add a file with the original name.

Hope this helps anyone else in 2021. 

Hi Jordan,

this sounds like a solution I would like to try since I experience the same problem with files that are neither visible in the files list of a project, nor possible to edit "because it already contains a file with the same name". 

However, I can't seem to find "source language on the navigation pane (left side)". May you post a screenshot of where you click?

Thanks!

Don't know if you're still having this issue since it's been 4 years, but "source language on the navigation pane (left side)" can be found by going to the Files view and then on the Files navigation pane (left of the UI) you'll find a section named Filter Files with a text input labeled "File name:" and a drop down labeled "Language:". You can then select the source language on the drop down. Hope that helps!