Visual Studio 2019, Publish to Azure is failed for NodeJs Web App

Question

Node Js publish from Visual Studio 2019 stopped working. there was no update on VS or code configurations.

Error dump from temp file :

27-Nov-20 09:58:33
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Microsoft.Publish.Framework.ViewModel.ProfileSelectorViewModel.CanShowRestoreAction()
   at Microsoft.Publish.Framework.ViewModel.ProfileSelectorViewModel.RebuildCrudProfileCommands(IProfileVisual profile)
   at Microsoft.Publish.Framework.ViewModel.ProfileSelectorViewModel.set_SelectedProfile(IProfileVisual value)
   at Microsoft.Publish.Framework.ViewModel.ProfileSelectorViewModel.Initialize(ProfileSelectorUserControl view)
   at Microsoft.Publish.Framework.Provider.DefaultPublishTabProvider.<CreateViewAsync>d__13.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.Publish.Framework.Provider.PublishProjectDesignerTabProvider.<CreateViewAsync>d__7.MoveNext()
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What I tried:

1. Clearing.vs, data, bin
2. Clearing temp But nothing worked.

Anyway to resolve this?

Workaround: Using Deployment center local git

Answer 1

Usually, emptying the C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio and C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon folders should fix your publish error. If not, try repairing your VS installation or re-installing the latest version available.

This SO post highlights a few other workarounds to try. If the problem still persists, please report it onDeveloper Community so the VS Team can investigate further.