How do I delete NuGet packages that are not referenced by any project in my solution?

Question

Somehow during the upgrade to VS2012 and .NET 4.5, I\'ve managed to get NuGet confused. There are packages that appear in the package manager (and the packages folder) that I c

Answer 1

An alternative, is install the unused package you want to delete in any project of your solution, after that, uninstall it and Nuget will remove it too.

A proper uninstaller is needed here.

Answer 2

If you want to use Visual Studio option, please see How to remove Nuget Packages from Existing Visual Studio solution:

Step 1:

In Visual Studio, Go to Tools/NuGet Package Manager/Manage NuGet Packages for Solution…

Step 2:

UnCheck your project(s) from Current solution

Step 3:

Unselect project(s) and press OK

Answer 3

If you have removed package using Uninstall-Package utility and deleted the desired package from package directory under solution (and you are still getting error), just open up the *.csproj file in code editor and remove the tag manually. Like for instance, I wanted to get rid of Nuget package Xamarin.Forms.Alias and I removed these lines from *.csproj file.

And finally, don't forget to reload your project once prompted in Visual Studio (after changing project file). I tried it on Visual Studio 2015, but it should work on Visual Studio 2010 and onward too.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

If you want to delete/uninstall Nuget package which is applied to multiple projects in your solutions then go to:

1. Tools-> Nuget Package Manager -> Manage Nuget Packages for Solution

2. In the left column where is 'Installed packages' select 'All', so you'll see a list of installed packages and Manage button across them.

3. Select Manage button and you'll get a pop out, deselect the checkbox across project name and Ok it

The rest of the work Package Manager will do it for you.

Answer 5

VS2019 > Tools > Options > Nuget Package Manager > General > Click on "Clear All Nuger Cache(s)"

Answer 6

First open the Package Manager Console. Then select your project from the dropdown list. And run the following commands for uninstalling nuget packages.

Get-Package

for getting all the package you have installed.

and then

Uninstall-Package PagedList.Mvc

--- to uninstall a package named PagedList.MVC

Message

PM> Uninstall-Package PagedList.Mvc
Successfully removed 'PagedList.Mvc 4.5.0.0' from MCEMRBPP.PIR.