Error 22 The "EnsureBindingRedirects" task could not be loaded from the assembly

Question

I cloned a project with vs 2013. When I run it I get this error.

Error   1   The "EnsureBindingRedirects" task could not be loaded from the assembly D:\BMaster\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.13\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.Tasks.dll. Could not load file or assembly 'file:///D:\BMaster\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.13\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.Tasks.dll' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Confirm that the <UsingTask> declaration is correct, that the assembly and all its dependencies are available, and that the task contains a public class that implements Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask.   BargainMaster.Web

Answer 1

I'm not sure about root cause of this issue but it appeared when I added missing libraries by hand.

I resolved it by doing this:

1. Delete <solution>\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.13\
2. Close solution
3. Open solution
4. Navigate to View / Other Windows / Package Manager Console
5. Press Restore Packages in right top corner of the window
6. Re-build

Answer 2

(For some reason none of the other answers worked for me.)

I resolved the issue by doing this:

1. Delete the "packages" folder.
2. Right click on the solution > Manage NuGet Packages or Solution.
3. Downgrade Microsoft.Bcl.Build to a previous version 1.0.14. (Latest stable version at the moment of writing this is 1.0.21)
4. Restore packages and rebuild.

Answer 3

I just went to the Manage NuGet packages options for the particular VS project and updated the version of the Microsoft BCL nuget and it solved the problem for me.

Answer 4

Verify that you have Nuget Package Manager installed. By default, Visual Studio 2010 doesn't have it (later versions do) - Open Tools / Extension Manager - Search for Nuget Package Manager and click Download - After this I had to remove the Nuget package (Microsoft.Bxl.Async, Microsoft.BCL, and Microsoft.Bcl.Build) causing the error, restart VS and re-add the package.

Answer 5

The above answer didn't work for me. I just had to remove references (in packages and proj file) to Microsoft.Bcl.Build.. Rebuilt and succeeded.