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

Iam using
-node v15.5.0

-npm v6.14.10

Try this:

1. close "expo start"
2. remove "package-lock.json"
3. Try to install packages now

example: npm i @react-navigation/native

This will fix the issue.

Answer 2

cache verify command resolved the issue for me

npm cache verify

Answer 3

I just retried to run

npm install 

and it succeeded

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

If your app is running on npm you may need to stop it before you add or install anything. I had this problem several times. I was running my react native app with expo cli. After closing the expo cli and closing chrome , my problem was fixed.

Answer 6

When I got this error I looked for all running instances of node in my task manager (i use process explorer on windows) and close/kill all running instances of node. For me its often webstorm or vs code. After closing these programs and ensuring there is no running node process npm install works again.