Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies

Question

I have a WinJS project that is previously built on Windows 8.1 using VS 2013.

Recently I upgraded this project to Universal Windows 10 by creating a blank Javascrip

Answer 1

I've experienced similar problems with my ASP.NET Core projects. What happens is that the .config file in the bin/debug-folder is generated with this:

  <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.0.0" newVersion="9.0.0.0" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="10.0.0.0" newVersion="9.0.0.0" />
  </dependentAssembly>

If I manually change the second bindingRedirect to this it works:

<bindingRedirect oldVersion="9.0.0.0" newVersion="10.0.0.0" />

Not sure why this happens.

I'm using Visual Studio 2015 with .Net Core SDK 1.0.0-preview2-1-003177.

Answer 2

I solved this issue by removing all the NuGet packages from solution and reinstalling them. One of the NuGet Packages was dependent upon NewtonSoft and it was not showing in references

Answer 3

I had a similar problem with a new ASP.NET Core application a while ago. Turns out one of the referenced libraries used a version of Newtonsoft.Json that was lower than 9.0.0.0. So I upgraded the version for that library and the problem was solved. Not sure if you'll be able to do the same here

Answer 4

I solved this problem by adding Newtonsoft.Json to the NuGet of the startup project.

Answer 5

One need to update Newtonsoft.Json -Version GO to Tools => NuGet Package Manager => Package Manager Console and Type Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -Version 12.0.2 in Package Manager Console Window.

Answer 6

In my case it was an issue with the configuration file web.config on my machine when I updated the newton version VS automatically fixed my web.config file to point to the new version. When I uploaded it to production the existing web.config was pointing to the old version.

Once I updated the web.config it started working again.

<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
  <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-11.0.0.0" newVersion="11.0.0.0" />
  </dependentAssembly>