Installing a package using NuGet does not create packages folder for .Net framework 4.6.2

[goelankita]

I am creating a console app using Visual Studio 2017 and selecting .Net framework 4.6.2. When I install any library package using NuGet, it is not creating Packages folder on solution level. But when I do the same using .Net framework 4.5.2, it creates packages folder

[weshaggard]

@emgarten any thoughts?

[emgarten]

Projects using packages.config will create a solution level packages folder.

Projects using PackageReference items in the csproj use a global packages folder and create a an obj\project.assets.json file to reference the packages.

It sounds like the net 4.5.2 project may have been created using packages.config. The net 4.6.2 project is likely a ".NET Core" project using PackageReference.

Take a look at the csproj files to find out for sure.