Adding Nuget Packages From One Project To Another

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2013. I am trying to add all nuget packages from another project into this project. I copied all the folders under packages from one project into this one how do I add to visual studio?

I tried using the Package Manager Console to update the nuget packages but I am not sure what to write?

I tried Update-Package -Reinstall -Solution Babysitter2 [Babysitter2]

What am I doing wrong?

This Is what my project setup looks like.

Answer 1

Simply copy existing packages.config file to your new project. Include this file into the project. Then follow to Package Manager Console and execute Update-Package -reinstall command. No need to copy packages folder and to add dll references manually.

Answer 2

You can install packages on the new project based on installed packages in another project.

1. Clique on "Tools/Nuget Package Manager/Package Manager Console" to open the "Package manager Console"

2. On "Package Manager Console", paste the following command replacing sourceProject and TargetProject by your project names:

   Get-Package -ProjectName sourceProject   | ForEach-Object { Install-Package -Id $_.Id -Version $_.Versions -Projectname targetProject }