tauri-apps/tauri · error

Failed to remove Cargo dependency

Error message

Failed to remove Cargo dependency

What it means

The mirror of the install helper: it runs `cargo remove <name>` with inherited stdio and reports failure when the command exits non-zero. Cargo's actual diagnostic (usually 'crate not found in dependencies') is printed above this message.

Source

Thrown at crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/cargo.rs:95

  cargo.arg("remove");

  cargo.arg(options.name);

  if let Some(target) = options.target {
    cargo.args(["--target", target]);
  }

  if let Some(cwd) = options.cwd {
    cargo.current_dir(cwd);
  }

  log::info!("Uninstalling Cargo dependency \"{}\"...", options.name);
  let status = cargo.status().map_err(|error| Error::CommandFailed {
    command: "cargo remove".to_string(),
    error,
  })?;
  if !status.success() {
    crate::error::bail!("Failed to remove Cargo dependency");
  }

  Ok(())
}

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Solutions

1. Check `src-tauri/Cargo.toml` for the exact dependency name and retry with that name
2. Run `cargo remove tauri-plugin-<name>` manually inside `src-tauri` to see cargo's full error
3. If Cargo.toml is conflicted or malformed, fix it first, then retry

# confirm the crate is actually declared before removing
grep -q '^tauri-plugin-' src-tauri/Cargo.toml   # or the exact crate name
[ "$(grep -c "^${CRATE:-tauri-plugin-my-plugin}" src-tauri/Cargo.toml)" -ge 1 ] || { echo 'not in Cargo.toml'; exit 1; }
tauri remove my-plugin

When it happens

Trigger: `tauri remove <plugin>` (or internal cleanup paths) when the crate is not listed in `src-tauri/Cargo.toml` under that name, the manifest is in a conflicted/invalid state, or the manifest is read-only.

Common situations: Removing a plugin that was added manually with a different crate name (e.g. via a git rename); partial earlier failures that left Cargo.toml half-updated; removing from a workspace where the dependency lives in a different member's manifest.

Related errors

• Failed to install Cargo dependency
• Only one of --tag, --rev and --branch can be specified
• Failed to install NPM {dependencies_str}
• Library not found at {}. Make sure your Cargo.toml file has
• Cargo manifest must have the `package.version` field

AI-assisted analysis of tauri-apps/tauri@52e4b6e71d (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8a9b039f0e127088. Report an issue: GitHub.