I followed some online tutorial to sync my Eclipse workspace with Google Drive so I can work on the same project from different computers. The syncing part seems to work fine and all my files are there.
But when I open the project on my second laptop, everything in the code editor is highlighted in red. It looks like Eclipse can’t find the Java compiler or maybe the project libraries are missing. I’m still learning Java and Eclipse so I’m not sure what’s causing this.
The project works perfectly on my main computer but breaks on the laptop after syncing. Has anyone else run into this issue? What settings or files might be missing that would cause all these compilation errors?
totally get it! sounds like a classic case of the build path getting messed up. try right-clicking your project, go to Properties, and check the Java Build Path to make sure your JRE’s set. sometimes, those syncs skip key files, like the .metadata folder.
Been there myself when I tried syncing my workspace through OneDrive. Eclipse stores machine-specific config data that doesn’t work well across different setups. Your workspace settings from the first computer are referencing paths and JDK installations that don’t exist on your laptop. Don’t sync the entire workspace - just sync your actual project source files and import them as new projects on each machine. Eclipse will rebuild the config locally. Also check if your JDK versions match between both computers since different versions can cause the same red error issues.
Had this exact problem switching between my work desktop and home laptop. Eclipse workspace metadata has absolute file paths that break when you move between machines. Don’t sync the workspace folder - create a fresh workspace on your laptop and just import the project folders. Go to File > Import > Existing Projects into Workspace and select your synced project directory. Eclipse will regenerate the metadata files for your laptop’s setup. Also make sure both machines have the same JDK installed and configured in Eclipse preferences under Java > Installed JREs. This saved me countless hours of path errors.