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

What worked for me was:

1. closed the node manager console
2. closed the Atom (visual studio code ) dev environment you are in.

3. then delete the node_modules

   npm install rimraf -g 
   rimraf node_modules