Issue with references and NuGet packages after working on two different PC's on same project

Question

I posted earlier today. That issue was resolved but could possibly be related. I committed my work from the week last Friday. On Saturday I pulled that work at home on a different PC. After all my changes I committed and sync'd. Now on Monday I am having all kinds of reference issues.

My latest issue is with ExtendedXmlSerializer. I have been having issues where it can't seem to find libraries that it needs. I was getting the following:

System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Collections.Immutable, Version=1.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File name: 'System.Collections.Immutable, Version=1.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' at ExtendedXmlSerializer.Configuration.ConfigurationContainer..ctor()

I uninstalled the NuGet package for ExtendedXMLSerializer. I then reinstalled ExtendedXMLSerializer. I now get a different error saying the same basic statement - It can't find something it is looking for to work.

I have been through this cycle multiple times now and every time I uninstall and reinstall ExtendedXMLSerializer I'll get a different error then before. I feel like I am playing "Whack-A-Mole".

I have tried saving and closing Visual Studio between uninstall and reinstall. I have tried removing unused references between uninstalling and reinstalling. I have tried cleaning the solution. I have manually deleted the bin folder. I have tried manually deleting the .vs folder. VS has recoginized that some of mu NuGet packages need fixing and I have allowed it to do so automatically. Nothing has helped.

It seems like I need to do a full rebuild of all references and packages needed. How can I get ExtendedXMLSerializer and whatever else back to where they need to be to get some actual programming done?

Edit - Contents of the csproj file:

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    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
    <RootNamespace>Dispensing</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>Dispensing</AssemblyName>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
    <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
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    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
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      <HintPath>..\packages\ExtendedXmlSerializer.3.7.5\lib\net452\ExtendedXmlSerializer.dll</HintPath>
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      <HintPath>..\packages\NReco.LambdaParser.1.0.12\lib\net45\NReco.LambdaParser.dll</HintPath>
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      <HintPath>..\packages\Xarial.XCad.SolidWorks.Interops.0.3.0\lib\net40\SolidWorks.Interop.swconst.dll</HintPath>
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      <HintPath>..\packages\Xarial.XCad.SolidWorks.Interops.0.3.0\lib\net40\SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.dll</HintPath>
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    <Reference Include="System.Linq.Expressions" />
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Answer 1

I did just see that there was an option on the NuGet package "Uninstall Options -> Remove Dependencies". This was unchecked. I checked it, uninstalled the ExtendedXMLSerilalizer package and reinistalled. It installed a lot more this time. I noticed that one of the packages it installed was "System.Collections.Immutable 1.7.1. Before I did this that version was 5.0.something. It now seems to be running OK.