Uninstalling Expo CLI

Question

I have installed Expo CLI globally and cant start a new react native app without using expo cli and therefore would like to uninstall it from my system. I have spent hours trying to work out how to removeit globally from my system

Cornelie

Answer 1

To completely uninstall expo cli

On Windows

• The first step npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save (also yarn global remove expo-cli if you use yarn).
• Second cd %USERPROFILE% && rmdir /Q /S .expo

On Mac OS Catalina

• The first step npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save (also yarn global remove expo-cli if you use yarn).

• Second cd ~ && rm -rf .expo

Thanks to @Александр Наумкин and @Liko for editing and comments

Lidda

I did after uninstaling I rired create-react-native-app it says this command reuire expo cli Why I am useing node v 13.5.0 and npm 6.13.0 – Aerial

try thisnpx react-native init yourProjectName – Lidda

On Mac, Second: cd ~ && rm -rf .expo – Idioglossia

Answer 2

I had the same problem and after searching I found this command:

npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save

finally expo-cli is deleted from my pc but it still asks about it every time I type create-react-native-app. if anybody knows how to go on from here be my guest.

and I hope this helps you

edit: if you use react-native init it is almost the same as create-react-native-app without expo-cli. This is how I chose to carry on as using the create command with expo-cli gives the application error after error if you install any api.

Coterie

For future googlers: "expo-cli is deleted from my pc but it still asks about it everytime I type create-react-native-app" - it happens due to this method of bootstrapping has been deprecated since the CRNA project was merged with Expo. – Lum

Answer 3

npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save did not work for me, but yarn global remove expo-cli did.

I expected the npm option to work, and was surprised when it didn't. I am using nvm, and wonder if this answer explains why the npm option didn't work for me.

Bummer

Answer 4

if you are using npm then this command will work for uninstalling expo cli

npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save

Seymore

Answer 5

If you are using nvm.

search for node version with expo installed.

find ~/.nvm -name "*expo*" -type d

nvm use {nodeversion}

npm -g uninstall expo-cli 

Fluorspar

Yes, new nvm users will find this answer helpful. – Barnaby

Answer 6

I had the same problem once, i have tried

npm -g uninstall expo-cli

but after the my problem didn't get solved, i have searched lot even after that problem did't get solved, i am also using yarn so finally i have decided to remove using the yarn i tried

yarn global remove expo-cli

This indeed solved my issue

Floor

Answer 7

If yarn don't work for you or you prefer using npm use:

npm rm -g expo cli

Dutyfree

Answer 8

Very simple to uninstall a npm package. Just enter this command :

npm uninstall -g expo-cli

Begat

Answer 9

In Windows 10 npm uninstall -g expo-cli --save worked for me from nodejs console, opening it as administrator

Bankbook

Answer 10

In windows 10 to uninstall :

• npm uninstall -g expo-cli --save
• yarn remove global expo-cli

Worked for me.

After that, for install last version then:

• npm install -g expo-cli --save
• expo-cli --version 3.21.13

Rivkarivkah

Answer 11

I had this issue. My steps

1. npm cache clean --force

2. npx install create-react-native-app

3. cd

4. npm install -g expo-cli

5. expo start If you get error at 4 about node.js just install latest version. Then

6. Open your package.json file and add:

   "react-navigation": "git://github.com/Snailapp/react-navigation.git#2.18.5"

7. npm install

Krill

Answer 12

Ok, in addition to existing answers, with commands like npm -g uninstall expo-cli and deleting manually .expo folder inside %USER% i try expo whoami, and my output was:

$ expo whoami

There is a new version of expo-cli available (4.13.0).
You are currently using expo-cli 3.23.3
Install expo-cli globally using the package manager of your choice; for example: npm install -g expo-cli to get the latest version

[13:13:03] › Not logged in, run expo login to authenticate

So i had to do a bit more manual work:

• %USER%\AppData\local and deleted expo folder
• went to %USER%\AppData\Roaming\npm folder and manually deleted expo related files

After that i did expo whoami and output is:

$ expo whoami bash: /c/Users/User/AppData/Roaming/npm/expo: No such file or directory

Finally, i opened new command prompt and did npm i --g expo-cli and after installation with expo -V i get 4.13.0.

Johannisberger

Answer 13

If you are using windows so use this command

npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save

And then run second command:

cd %USERPROFILE% && rmdir /Q /S  .expo

If the second command cannot found, open your file explorer (windows + E) and then go to disk C -> Users -> Admin, you will see .expo folder, just delete it manually.

Hyphenated

Answer 14

In my case on ubuntu (I installed "expo": "^50.0.6"), what worked for me is sudo npm uninstall -g expo-cli.

Gass

Answer 15

On Windows

• Step 1: RUN npm -g uninstall expo-cli --save or yarn global remove expo-cli (If you are using yarn).
• Step 2: If step 1 does not works then check for used node version by your version manager generally nvm
• Step 3: In all your installed node versions RUN npm ls -g --depth=0
• Step 4: Search for expo-cli when found RUN Step 1 again

Ochone

Answer 16

I had the same issue i unistalled using npm uninstall expo-cli or npm unistall -g expo-cli

Pastoralist

Looks more of a comment – Silken