Mac VS - Load Failed: Unknown solution item type

[JulesMoorhouse]

Sample

https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/tree/master/UserInterface/SwipeViewDemos

Download this repo and try and open the SwipeViewDemos solution in Visual Studio for Mac version 8.9.5

Description

When I try and open the SwipeViewDemos solutions in Visual Studio for mac I get the following error, Load Failed: Unknown solution item type

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download this repo and open the SwipeViewDemos folder in the UserInterface folder.
2. Open the SwipeViewDemos solution
3. Notice the error and no code is opened apart from the project headers

Expected Behavior

The solution to open correctly.

Actual Behavior

The solution does not open correctly.

Information

• IDE and IDE version: Visual Studio Mac v8.9.5
• Platform with the issue: Mac OS Catalina - 10.15.7
  • iOS: Can't get this far
  • Android: Can't get this far
  • UWP: N/A
• Device or simulator/emulator: Can't get this far

[fodilo]

@JulesMoorhouse Any idea on how to solve that ?

[gp-memosoft]

Any idea how to fix this?