c# - section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level

Question

I am getting this error when I create a new folder, and upload files to it. I have an existing site that's built, but I don't want to add this to the site, but rather have it be an application all by itself. Any ideas?

Answer 1

This is indeed the first scenario to check. However, the most frustrating scenario in which this error occurs is after a build/publish under a different build configuration (i.e. build under Release, and then trying to build under Debug and getting this error). You should perform Clean operation on the Release mode.

See this answer which points to further details: Error: allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level