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NuGet Packages are missing

I searched this problem but none of the solutions worked. I have Visual Studio Professional 2015 installed and I am using TFS. My NuGet version is 3.1.6. This problem is happening only in my C# Web API/MVC project.

I am getting the below error:

This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is ..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.1.0.0\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props

  1. I do not have .nuget folder in my solutions.
  2. I have a packages folder in the solution and when I delete it, it seems like NuGet does rebuild the dependencies but the project still has the above error.
  3. I tried removing the project from TFS and it didn't fix it.
  4. Along with the above error, all the references in the project have yellow warning signs and say they are missing.
  5. When I checked the NuGet Package Manager for the project, everything that is "missing" has a green tick next to it, including Microsoft.Net.Compilers.
  6. I tried adding a new Web API/MVC project and it faced a similar problem where most references such as Owin were "missing" with the yellow warning sign.
Solution

  • I had the same error (missing exactly the same package) today. I also created a MVC + Web API project.

    It happened because I moved the app files (including the .csproj) file to another location. I manually updated the .sln file but all packages dependencies are now (Visual Studio 2015) stored in .csproj file.

    Editing the .csproj file and correcting the relative path to the solution folder (which contains the packages folder) solved the problem for me.