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JavaScript

Posted by Konrad Novak
Konrad Novak
5,042 Points

Npm install breaks Windows file system

When I do 'npm install' for a project with many dependencies the file paths for stuff in the node_modules folder become too long for Windows to cope with. I can't move them or delete them cause I keep getting 'too long path names' error. Then I have to manually change the names of the folders so it is shorter. Does anyone know any solutions to this issue?

2 Answers

Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,592 Points

What version of NPM are you using? It looks like it might be fixed by upgrading to a newer version:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26155135/node-npm-windows-file-paths-are-too-long-to-install-packages

Konrad Novak
Konrad Novak
5,042 Points
Konrad Novak
Konrad Novak
5,042 Points

Oh, as I just installed node on my computer, I assumed that the version of npm that comes with it is up to date, but it actually is more than a few releases behind. And yea, updating does fix this problem. Thanks a lot.