NPM: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename

Question

I was using gulp on the project, then i decide to deleted all the dev dependencies to switch to webpack, but every time i try to install using npm is get this error:

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Answer 1

The second line may give a hint on what's happening:

npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\MiguelFrias\Desktop\Therabytes\node_modules\.staging\fsevents-e80c4ef4\node_modules\are-we-there-yet' -> 'C:\Users\MiguelFrias\Desktop\Therabytes\node_modules\.staging\are-we-there-yet-5db4c798'

It looks like npm doesn't have enough permission on the folder you're trying to use.

You can try:

• Delete the npm_modules again.
• Open whatever editor/terminal you're using to npm install with admin permission.