npm shows an error 'ENOENT: no such file or directory' when creating a react project

Question

I've installed Node.js for Windows and I'm trying to create a new React project via npm. Upon typing 'npx create-react-app projectName', I receive the following error:

ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat 'C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\npm'

Does anyone know how to fix this error?

Feline

Did you install the npm? Use npm -v to check – Neufer

Yes, I have installed the node.js and checked using npm -v – Feline

This should finally be fixed in an upcoming npm release. github.com/npm/cli/issues/7089 When that happens, we can finally write add a new answer to this question :) – Hinshelwood

Answer 1

I got the exact same error with npx nuxi@latest init my-app and the solution was surprisingly simple. Just create that missing directory.

mkdir "%AppData%\npm"

Borges

mkdir "%AppData\Roaming\npm%" worked for me (windows 10) – Cedric

Answer 2

I got the exact same error in my Next.js project. The following command worked:

npm install npm -g

Later on I got a similar error in my project so I re-built the project:

npm run build

Pretypify

Fixed this for me today, thank you. For those wondering the -g flag installs it "globally" on your machine, you likely only have it installed for your current user before running this command. – Dwelling

Answer 3

To fix this error, let's create a new folder.

First, find this location on your computer:

'C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming'.

You might need to replace 'Username' with your actual username.

Once you're there, look for a folder called 'npm'. If you can't find it, don't worry - just create a new, empty folder and name it 'npm'.

That's it! Now, try running your command again.

Pru