NuGet locals command should allow deleting specific packages from NuGet global packages folder

[SupporterMan]

Details about Problem

I have a nuget package that want to remove it from my project and I also want to clear its local global cache from userprofile.nuget\package. According to the manage package document, I only could use "nuget locals global-packages -clear" command to clear all global caches, not a specific one. Otherwise, I need to navigate to the .nuget\packages path in file folder and delete it manually.

NuGet product used: NuGet.exe
NuGet version (4.1.0)

edit by @nkolev92

This issue should cover the VS side of things as well. #8204

[anangaur]

cc @emgarten The following seem like repeated asks:

• nuget locals global-packages -clear -packages {list of packages}
• nuget locals global-packages -clear -project {path to project file}

In the 2nd case it clears all packages that are directly referenced in the project.

[emgarten]

Looks very useful. It would also be nice to prune everything not in a solution, or older than a certain time.

[neolib]

This win my vote. It should be very useful to remove older packages than just clear all of global cache.

[mishra14]

@SupporterMan @neolib Thanks for reporting this request. We will consider this request, when possible.

[CZEMacLeod]

Could really do with
nuget locals http-cache -clear -packages {list of packages}
myself.
And/or the package to automatically be cleared from the http-cache when it is pushed.

[gioce90]

There are news around this?
I asked something which somehow relates to this one right here (well, that's something that would benefit from the feature discussed here)

[gioce90]

Deleting specific packages from the NuGet global packages folder will improve the inner-loop development of a NuGet package on the local machine. But this issue has been open since 2017, so in the meantime I created a solution to address this problem.

I recently decided to make my solution public by releasing a package called NuJet (https://github.com/gioce90/NuJet). It enhances the inner-loop development and testing process for NuGet packages, especially in local workflows.

Feel free to check it out—I’d love to hear your feedback!