npm install gets stuck at fetchMetadata

Question

I\'m currently unable to run npm install in any project since today. I\'m running node v8.2.1 & npm 5.3.0 (installed via nvm).

When typing npm

Answer 1

Probably not the best solution, but my workaround was to push up my active branches to origin, re-clone my repo into a different folder, then npm install in the new folder.