How to Delete node_modules - Deep Nested Folder in Windows

Question

Upon trying to remove the node_modules directory created by npm install:

The source file name(s) are larger than is su

Answer 1

On Windows, using Total Commander all you have to do is select the folder click shift + delete . Don't forget about the shift key.

Answer 2

One solution that I use:

(I would prefer to avoid installing a new extension (rimraf) when working with CI environments.)

1. A) Rename packages.json to something else. B) Specially on CI - after npm install, I usually remove the file instead of renaming it, but if you need it, you don't have to do this. That's your choice.
2. run npm init - this will create an empty packages.json file (no dependencies)
3. run npm prune - this will match node_modules with the dependencies section of packages.json - which is now empty as the result of step #2.
4. If you have chosen #1.A. step, delete the newly created packages.json, and rename original packages.json back to its original name.

Answer 3

I used GitBash to remove de folder!

rm -r node_modules

It took a while to delete everything, but worked for me!

Answer 4

Just use powershell..

Run powershell and cd to the parent folder and then:

rm [yourfolder]

as in:

rm node_modules

Answer 5

You can use Git Bash to remove the folder:

example: c:\users\stu\projects\mynodeproject

rm /c/users/stu/projects/mynodeproject -rfd

Answer 6

Since this the top google result, this is what worked for me:

Install RimRaf:

npm install rimraf -g

And in the project folder delete the node_modules folder with:

rimraf node_modules

If you want to recursively delete:

rimraf .\**\node_modules

[ http://www.nikola-breznjak.com/blog/nodejs/how-to-delete-node_modules-folder-on-windows-machine/ ]