npm ERR! Refusing to delete / code EEXIST

Question

I\'m just running a simple npm install and i get this error.

npm ERR! path /Users/jasonazoulay/Desktop/fabrick.io/delegation/node_modules/@angul         


        

Answer 1

I had a similar problem and what seems to have worked is to uninstall npm and reinstall it, making sure to be logged in as the correct user for the reinstall. I think I previously installed npm as root, but was updating a package as a regular (sudo) user.