[Tex/LaTex] ERROR: can not find control file (.bcf)!

bibliographies

When I compile my paper with Biber mode, I get the ERROR – "Cannot find control file 'springer.bcf'! – Did latex run successfully on your .tex file before you ran biber?"
Also, If I compile it in pdfLaTeX mode, my references disappeared and question mark will be replaced in the text! what should I do?

Here is a part of my paper's text:

\documentclass[twocolumn]{svjour3}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\smartqed
\usepackage{graphicx}

\DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.pdf,.png}

\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{stfloats}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage[ singlelinecheck=false % <-- important ]{caption}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{mathtools,extarrows}
\usepackage{caption}

\begin{document} 
...text...
\bibliographystyle{ieeetr} 
\bibliography{MyCollection1}
\end{document}

Best Answer

The MWE clearly shows that you use BibTeX-based bibliography solution (e.g. the \bibliographystyle{ieeetr}). In particular you do not use biblatex.

Biber can only be used as a bibliography backend with biblatex.

So the solution is not to run Biber, run BibTeX instead.

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