can you help? Error: Cannot find module 'react-dev-utils/WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin' - node.js

Question

Error: Cannot find module 'react-dev-utils/WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin'
Require stack:
- C:\Users\stromboli\IdeaProjects\projects-ui\config\webpack.config.js
- C:\Users\stromboli\IdeaProjects\projects-ui\scripts\start.js
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1014:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:884:27)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1074:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\stromboli\IdeaProjects\projects-ui\config\webpack.config.js:18:39)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1185:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1205:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1034:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:923:14)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1074:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\stromboli\IdeaProjects\projects-ui\scripts\start.js:32:23)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1185:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1205:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1034:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:923:14) {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: [
'C:\\Users\\stromboli\\IdeaProjects\\projects-ui\\config\\webpack.config.js',
'C:\\Users\\stromboli\\IdeaProjects\\projects-ui\\scripts\\start.js'
]
}
No matter what I do localhost won't open and I get this error. The github solutions shown didn't work either, how can I fix it I'm about to go crazy.
npm ls react-dev-utils
`-- react-dev-utils#12.0.1

Answer 1

In your config find webpack.config.dev.js and remove the following:
const WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin');
module.exports = {
// ...
plugins: [
// If you require a missing module and then `npm install` it, you still have
// to restart the development server for Webpack to discover it. This plugin
// makes the discovery automatic so you don't have to restart.
// See https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/186
new WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin(paths.appNodeModules),
]
}