having issues with "dfx start" and "dfx deploy" code

Question

Does anyone know the solution to this? I am new to this and learning. I am on Macbook Air m1.

1. This is the end code while running dfx start in the terminal:

thread 'replica-actor' panicked at 'called Result::unwrap() on an Err value: Cannot start the replica: Timeout', src/dfx/src/actors/replica.rs:279:78
note: run with RUST_BACKTRACE=1 environment variable to display a backtrace

2. This is what happens while running dfx deploy in terminal:

Error: An error happened during communication with the replica: error sending request for url (http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v2/status): error trying to connect: tcp connect error: Connection refused (os error 61)

Does anyone know anything about this?

Answer 1

Try "dfx start --emulator"

Answer 2

Found the solution to the problem. I was running the code while it was stored in an external drive. When I created the same folder on my desktop and ran everything the same way, the problem got solved and I no longer have those errors in my terminal. I don't know how it is happening, but I just discovered it right now.