How to fix visual studio does not see files bootstrap?

Question

bootstrap is imported using nuget packages. cannot specify the path to the file (visual studio does not see it) https://imgur.com/a/3LuWDiB

Answer 1

Hello @Logic_Gun ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

In short, the files are not there, in wwwroot\css folder. They are stored in nuget package's folder, so VS failed to find them under wwwroot\css.

As you mentioned, bootstrap is imported using nuget packages, from the screenshot that you shared, the imported .css files are more like linked/referenced, which means they don’t exist in the css folder, but they are saved in the nuget package’s folder.

When you wrote href="", IntelliSense shows the existing .css files in css folder under wwwroot folder, so bootstrap.css and those files imported by using nuget package "disappear".

If you try to use the correct directory/path or put them into the wwwroot\css folder, then VS should find/see them. The directory should be like => C:\Users\username\.nuget\packages\the specific nuget package\...\bootstrap.css. You can check the path by selecting bootstrap.css, checking in VS Properties window => Misc => Full Path.

Have a great day.

Sincerely,

Tianyu

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