when i am going to build my old project in asp.net c# code on visual studio 2022 i facing problem The missing file is packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.2.4.0\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props

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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.2.4.0\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props. updatecomp_project C:\Users\e5021400\Desktop\competencyas (2)\competencyas\updatecomp_project.csproj 2374

Answer 1

Hi @Santu Modak , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

Please go to the project folder and check if you can find the NuGet package Microsoft.Net.Compilers in the packages.config file or packages folder.

<package id="Microsoft.Net.Compilers" version="2.4.0" targetFramework="xxx" /> 

If you can’t find the NuGet package, maybe it is not installed properly. You can remove all snippets about this package in the project file (updatecomp_project.csproj). Then, reload the project and rebuild the project. 

If you can find it, please go to .csproj file and check that the path is correct like the following:

<HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.2.4.0\xxxx</HintPath> 

Please correct the path and restore the package in Visual Studio.

If it doesn’t work, you can try to remove the following snippet in the .csproj file:

<Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
<PropertyGroup>
  <ErrorText>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 {0}.</ErrorText>
</PropertyGroup>
<Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.2.4.0\xxxx')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.2.4.0\xxxx'))" />

Then, reinstall the packages via Package Manager Console (Tools > NuGet Package Manager):

Update-Package -reinstall 

Sincerely,

Anna

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