Why isn't there any packages folder in my .NET Core solution's containing folder?

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ProfK picture ProfK · Mar 15, 2017 · Viewed 26.8k times · Source

Are packages now cached in a more shared location somewhere or what?

My solution folder is devoid of any packages folder:

Solution folder without packages folder

Answer

MSC picture MSC · Aug 11, 2017

Per project: References->Nuget dictates what packages are referenced and restored. But, as Eastrall mentioned, the packages folder is now global and located in your user folder: C:\Users\[YourUsername]\.nuget\packages

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