How to resolve: System.IO.FileLoadException when loading WebGrease assembly

Question

I'm encountering the following error message when trying to load the WebGrease assembly: "System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'WebGrease, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference."

Answer 1

Hi @sis2023 ,

This is caused by a reference to WebGrease in the web.config file.

This can be caused by a number of different reasons.

1. Incorrect assembly loaded

2. Version mismatch between NuGet and Assembly
3. Incorrect assembly referenced

Please visit below links.

#Troubleshooting NuGet references

http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric/archive/2014/08/26/troubleshooting-nuget-references.aspx

#Could not load file or assembly… NuGet Assembly Redirects

http://blog.myget.org/post/2014/11/27/Could-not-load-file-or-assembly-NuGet-Assembly-Redirects.aspx

#WebGrease Nuget

https://www.nuget.org/packages/WebGrease/1.0.0

You can also refer to the similar issue with yours

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19585729/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-xxx-or-one-of-its-dependencies-the-located-asse

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