Why do Node modules go into .staging folder?

Question

I have an Electron app that I\'m trying to install node modules for. When I run npm install, it creates the node_modules folder but all the modules

Answer 1

I faced similar issue and tried the above answers but it did'nt worked for me; I followed below steps to resolve this issue-

1.npm audit

By running npm audit I got list of pending packages to install-

2.npm i packagename

After installing one or two package one by one from list, I used

3.npm install

At this time the installation went smooth without any lag or hangup. Hope this help who is facing similar issue :).