NPM - Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\' - node.js

New to nodejs and npm. I have installed nodejs and npm using nvm for windows. Now no matter what library I try to install I get:
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! path C:\
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\'] {
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR! path: 'C:\\'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\xxxxxx\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-03-03T16_56_40_199Z-debug.log
I've tried clearing the cache, changing the install path, setting the prefix at both the command line and in the config file. Any more suggestions?
Thanks!

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I get an error when i am installing global package

npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\nodemon
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\nodemon'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\nodemon'] {
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR! path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\nodemon'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2022-09-13T03_52_41_827Z-debug-0.log

NPM Permission Error when installing packages on external drive

I'm getting a permission error when I try to run npm install inside a project that's on my external SSD drive. I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 and I would like to use npm on the projects store at the drive.
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! path ../which/bin/node-which
npm ERR! dest /media/caio/SSD-1TB/projetos/pessoais/BlackBox/src/BlackBox.Electron/node_modules/.bin/node-which
npm ERR! errno -1
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../which/bin/node-which' -> '/media/caio/SSD-1TB/projetos/pessoais/BlackBox/src/BlackBox.Electron/node_modules/.bin/node-which'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../which/bin/node-which' -> '/media/caio/SSD-1TB/projetos/pessoais/BlackBox/src/BlackBox.Electron/node_modules/.bin/node-which'] {
npm ERR! errno: -1,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'symlink',
npm ERR! path: '../which/bin/node-which',
npm ERR! dest: '/media/caio/SSD-1TB/projetos/pessoais/BlackBox/src/BlackBox.Electron/node_modules/.bin/node-which'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2022-03-07T18_48_48_375Z-debug-0.log

npm ERR! Error: EPERM: sysCall: 'RENAME', Operation not permitted

When I execute npm install I get the following error:
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall rename
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\#tootallnate
npm ERR! dest C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\#tootallnate
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\#tootallnate' -> 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\#tootallnate'
npm ERR! { [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\#tootallnate' -> 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\#tootallnate']
npm ERR! cause:
npm ERR! { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\#tootallnate' -> 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\#tootallnate'
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'rename',
npm ERR! path:
npm ERR! 'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\.node-gyp.DELETE\\node_modules\\#tootallnate',
npm ERR! dest:
npm ERR! 'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\node_modules\\#tootallnate' },
npm ERR! stack:
npm ERR! 'Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename \'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\.node-gyp.DELETE\\node_modules\\#tootallnate\' -> \'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\node_modules\\#tootallnate\'',
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'rename',
npm ERR! path:
npm ERR! 'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\.node-gyp.DELETE\\node_modules\\#tootallnate',
npm ERR! dest:
npm ERR! 'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\node_modules\\#tootallnate',
npm ERR! parent: 'npm' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2022-02-22T06_28_43_606Z-debug.log
I have done the following so far and still no result
Deleted node_modules and package-lock.json file
npm cache clean --force
npm install --force
Delete node and npm and installed again.
Reboot the system
Check permissions
Turn off firewall
Run cmd as administrator
Node version: 10.23.0
NPM Version: 6.14.8
Any help will be appreciated.
I would try running it on another drive/partition. In the past regardless of my permission set sometimes Windows likes to restrict certain operations such as file name changes even if it's supposed to be allowed in a certain folder. If that doesn't work then try on another computer to see if the problem is related with the system environment or not.
Deleting my node_modules and reinstalling all my used packages helped me fix this error.

EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules

i am still new and i wanted to start learning react native but when i was looking up how to install it said npm i -g create-react-native-app and that didnt work so i tried npm i -g react native and it keeps saying the same err
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\expo-cli
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\expo-cli'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\expo-cli'] {
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR! path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\expo-cli'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
and i looked up how to solve it and all i found was to clear the cache and i did that and it still does not work
It is not having write permission. Use the following command in your terminal of root folder
chmod 755 android/gradlew

Why can't I update or install a new npm modules?

npm i -g nodemon#latest
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\nodemon
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\nodemon'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\nodemon'] {
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR! path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\nodemon'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-02-18T12_22_33_254Z-debug.log
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