When I remove the Default.aspx from the root folder as a test to leave no code files in that directory the compiler then moves to the next descendant folder and repeats the error. The folder that the message refers to is the root folder. However, when I 'Publish web site' I am constantly receiving a 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object' error message. The site compiles fine locally and runs in debug mode without any problems.
I'm currently trying to precompile my umbraco website as the hosting provider I am using takes a considerable amount of time to compile the site upon the first request after uploading changes.