I tried to install a library today (IRremoteESP8266) and it keeps not installing. I found this thread:
You could try removing that file from Arduino15 folder (on Windows:
C:\Users\yourUsername\AppData\Local\Arduino15
, on osx
/Users/youruser/Library/Arduino15
, on Linux
~/.arduino15
). In that folder you should find some json files (and their temporary copies and signatures).
So I tried that. Still unable to install that library. Tried to uninstall the other one (IRRemote) and there's no longer a "remove" option?!
Tried installing a totally different library (Arduino Cloud Provider Examples) and it installed but again, no remove option?! (Removed it by deleting the folder in C:\Users\fscii\Documents\Arduino\libraries).
NOTE: The irrermoteesp8266 library did download to:
C:\Users\fscii\AppData\Local\Arduino15\staging\libraries\IRremoteESP8266-2.7.16.zip
but doesn't install into the IDE. Deleted it manually, tried library manager again, same result.
How do I resolve both issues:
- Ability to install the IRremoteESP8266 library
- Restore the IDE's ability to remove libraries
I just tried uninstalling Arduino IDE and reinstalling. Still can't use library manager to remove any libraries.
(Had to install the library I needed via add .zip library).
The boards manager does have the "remove" option (but curiously lacks the "Installed" filter in the drop down menu that the library manager has).
Thanks
PS: Arduino IDE 1.8.13 on Windows 10