# Catkin\_ws/src Directory is Empty for All Courses

**URL:** <https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181>\
**Category:** General Support\
**Tags:** rospy, catkin\_make, error, howto\
**Created:** [December 10, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181 "2021-12-10T20:26:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![will7hughes](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/user_avatar/get-help.theconstruct.ai/will7hughes/32/3922_2.png) [@will7hughes](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/u/will7hughes)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181/1 "2021-12-10T20:26:27Z")

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I recently bought the 1 month subscription to get access to the entire course content, but there are no source files that are referenced in the journal of the lessons.

In the IDE area, there is catkin\_ws with build, devel, and src folders. Build and devel have contents, but src does not for any lesson I launch.

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**Author:** ![albertoezquerro](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/user_avatar/get-help.theconstruct.ai/albertoezquerro/32/7031_2.png) [@albertoezquerro](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/u/albertoezquerro)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181/2 "2021-12-13T09:08:49Z")

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Hello @will7hughes ,

That is normal. When you start a new course the workspace will be empty. Then, as you progress through the course and complete the different exercises, you will populate your workspace with different packages / files.

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**Author:** ![will7hughes](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/user_avatar/get-help.theconstruct.ai/will7hughes/32/3922_2.png) [@will7hughes](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/u/will7hughes)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181/3 "2021-12-14T04:18:30Z")

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I can’t progress because I can’t do even the first exercise

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**Author:** ![albertoezquerro](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/user_avatar/get-help.theconstruct.ai/albertoezquerro/32/7031_2.png) [@albertoezquerro](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/u/albertoezquerro)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181/4 "2021-12-14T08:46:11Z")

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@will7hughes Why is that? What problem are you having?

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**Author:** ![system](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9d3ce8305cc0d0d9b6e07d15767a6f245c526f1b.jpeg) [@system](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://get-help.theconstruct.ai/t/catkin-ws-src-directory-is-empty-for-all-courses/14181/5 "2021-12-24T08:46:28Z")

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