npm error on every command: EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir 'c:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\npm'

Question

I\'m just new to node and npm and this is frustrating.

Well it\'s almost all said in the title. On a Windows 10 x64 using a NON elevated prompt, all npm commands sho

Answer 1

For me, cd ios && pod install && cd .. fixed it.

Answer 2

I had the same issue and was able to resolve it on Windows by running the cmd prompt as Admin.

Answer 3

Try reinstalling node and npm for the non-admin account. If that's not an option, you can use the portable version:

Download from http://nodejs.org/dist/
Extract the archive.
Open cmd and cd to the extracted folder.
Run nodevars.bat.

It will set PATH and other things so you can now use node from this folder.

Answer 4

In my case remove white space from folder name.

Answer 5

I also had this problem. Just delete npm folder, it will be created again. This problem is due to user privileges.

Answer 6

I had similar issue, solved it by removing .npmrc file, located at c:\Users\<USER>\ location.

I believe it was caused by running earlier npm config set in wrong location.

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