Update flutter dependencies in /.pub-cache

Question

I erased in my folder .pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/this_plugin

What is the command to update the dependencies inside pubsec.yaml? I believe it is

flutter packages get

The folder under .pub-cache is still not up to date.

Note: there was a pubspec.lock that I deleted

score 216 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 12 '21 at 22:50

Disclaimer: By running the command below, have a really fast internet connection or be ready to lose one hour of productive hours. ( it will redownload every package every installed on your pc, and I mean each and all of the versions of each packages)~TSR

flutter pub cache repair

or delete /Users/xxxxxxx/development/tools/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/cloud_firestore-0.8.2+3/ and run flutter packages get again.

if all the above things fail delete the cache folder or also check the version updated in the lock file (some time lock give me the problem with updating the version number)

PS: Why flutter pub cache repair download every package version previously used?

```Failed to reactivate dartfn 0.4.4: Could not find a file named "pubspec.yaml" in "/Users/yogiarifwidodo/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dev/dartfn-0.4.4".``` — Yogi Arif Widodo, Aug 18 '23 at 02:38

score 89 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '19 at 14:04

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Remove the package from dependencies in pubspec.yaml, run flutter packages get. And then add the package to dependencies again and running flutter packages get.This process has solved the problem for me in the past.

answered Mar 28 '19 at 14:04

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@jesses.co.tt Yes, LOG_TAG's answer explains why this works and a better legit way of doing this. – Sisir Jul 17 '21 at 10:41
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won't work if you changed some file of package, as on pub get it will first check-in cache better to use flutter pub cache repair – Shreyash Jain Jan 29 '22 at 04:17
It will not work in all cases, try running , flutter pub cache repair – Md omer arafat Jun 19 '22 at 09:40
Was skeptical at first, I don't know how, but this worked like magic 100%. – Bukunmi Aug 27 '22 at 01:49
Although this is worked for me for most of the times, sometimes it doesn't work. In my case I was adding lets say the version 1.1.alpha-1.0 on my pubspec, but I was still getting the version version 1.1.alpha-2.0, even with the above trick. What helped me was to go to pubspec.lock and change there the version to the desired one. Then flutter pub get got me the right version. – A.Ktns Oct 25 '22 at 10:21

score 65 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 18 '20 at 03:53

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This steps worked for me

Delete the pubspec.lock file then run the command flutter pub get again.

answered Aug 18 '20 at 03:53

Jengify

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This approach resolved my problem with syncfusion_flutter_calendar plug-in – Boris Jan 01 '21 at 19:02
This approach resolved my problem with the syncfusion_flutter_pdfviewer plugin, thank you very much! – Javier Garcia Feb 03 '23 at 23:29

score 37 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 09 '22 at 09:02

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Clearing the projects cache

You can empty the entire projects cache to reclaim extra disk space or remove problematic packages.

run flutter pub cache clean in terminal at project directory

edited Aug 09 '22 at 09:02

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answered Nov 02 '21 at 02:27

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score 21 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 16 '20 at 10:17

The below steps worked for me.

Flutter installation corrupted
The Flutter install directory is in an inconsistent state and that causes all kinds of troubles.

Causes
Unclear

Ways to fix
Run the following commands in the Flutter install directory:

git clean -xfd
git stash save --keep-index
git stash drop
git pull
flutter doctor

Corrupted cache
Especially with plugin packages, it was seen several times that the package in the pub cache was corrupted.

Symptoms
Usually syntax errors at build time about code in dependencies.

Causes
Unknown.
IDEs or editors used by developers might not prevent editing plugin files and when they navigate into plugin code they might accidentally modify the code.

Ways to fix

Run flutter pub cache repair
This might take quite some time and re-downloads every package in the cache, even outdated versions that might not be used anymore by any project on disk.

Delete ~/.pub-cache/hosted and/or ~/.pub-cache/git (for Git dependencies). This requires running flutter packages to get in all active projects on your machine afterward.

Delete a specific package or package version. Look up the exact path in the cache for a specific package in the .packages file of your project. For example for firebase_auth

Reference: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Workarounds-for-common-issues#flutter-installation-corrupted

Update flutter dependencies in /.pub-cache

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Clearing the projects cache

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