I'm trying to run a react code and used the command npm install and error(s) pop up:
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\AJ\Desktop\Test/package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\AJ\Desktop\Test\package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\AJ\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2022-04-29T05_40_15_503Z-debug-0.log
Help me resolve these errors, Thanks in advance!
The issue is that
npm
can't find thepackage.json
file.Normally, this is a very simple problem that can be fixed easily.
1. Not in the directory of
package.json
If you already have the
package.json
file, then you need to make sure that you are in the directory in which the file is in.To see if the file is in your directory, run the
dir
command.If you aren't in the directory in which
package.json
is in, then navigate to that directory.2. Creation of
package.json
Another issue that can occur is that you haven't yet created a
package.json
file.To do this, run the following command.
However, if you don't want to answer the questions from running that command, run the following.
This will initialise the
package.json
file in your directory.Edit: If you try to run
npm install
, and you get the following error:That means that you have a dependency conflict. To fix this issue, run the command with the following flag.
This will resolve any incompatible packages (e.g. one package needs a lower version then what you currently have).
After you have done either of these solutions, then running the command below should work successfully.