Unable to write to output file [FILENAME].pdb: Unspecified error
First try right-clicking on the project folder, selecting properties on the folder, and clearing the Readonly checkbox to mark all files in the project as writable. This isn't typically the problem but can be caused by checking all project files into Visual SourceSafe.
This error occurs when the project is missing a file. In Visual Studio, search through all the project folders looking for any missing files (the yellow triangle with the exclamation mark in it). Find the appropriate file from a backup or create a new project and use its file. Refresh the project file to verify that VS sees the new file.
If you still cannot successfully compile the solution, then edit the pdb file in notepad and search for a file name within the binary. Typically that is the missing file. Replace it and recompile. Continue until it compiles successfully.
For me, the root cause was that I was cloning a project between VS2008 and VS2010, but I wasn't including all the new VS2010 files needed.
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