Nuget Package ... does not exist in project ... Package ... Already exists in folder

c# asp.net asp.net-web-api nuget nuget-package
Ranger picture Ranger · Apr 29, 2016 · Viewed 17.6k times · Source

I've been fighting with this error for several hours and can't come up with a solution that works.

I have an ASP.Net API within a multi-project solution which has its references/dependencies improperly configured and I've been trying to fix it for two days.

The issue is (I believe) that the API is missing System.Web.Http / System.Web.Http.WebHost which apparently is included with Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core (per multiple other Stack Overflow questions). When trying to install it via Nuget I get the following error when attempting to resolve the dependency. Further I've gotten this error every time (see my troubleshooting later in this question):

Screenshot of Package Manager Console

I've done the following steps in no particular order (multiple times each in various combinations):

  • Run 'Update-package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core -reinstall'
  • Delete the solution-wide "Packages" folder and delete the project's packages.config and attempt to restore packages
  • Delete the entire project from the physical drive and TFS, and recreate it from scratch (it creates with the references incorrect)
  • Install the package via both the command line and Nuget GUI
  • Check the solution out to different locations on my hard drive in an attempt to start as fresh as possible
  • Reboot my computer/Restart Visual Studio

At this point I'm fine with a non-clean fix, as long as it fixes it. The API was working at one point, but then I checked it into TFS, created a branch, and am now working on the branch. Possibly some dependencies weren't included (?) but even if this was the case it seems like the steps I've taken should resolve the issue.

Answer

Ifeanyi Nnamdi-Okagbue picture Ifeanyi Nnamdi-Okagbue · Apr 11, 2017

Close the solution then go to the packages folder on your hard drive and delete all its contents. Open your application again in Visual Studio and it will automatically try to restore the packages. Clean the Solution and Build it.

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