ENOENT: no such file or directory when running npm install command - node.js

Question

When I run npm install, I getting the following error,
npm WARN tar ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'D:\Live Project\insyte-mobile\insyte-mobile\node_modules.staging\core-js-c9f4d03d\library\fn\symbol\unscopables.js'
Here is a screen shoot of the error
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Here is my package.json
{
"name": "tonight-mobile",
"version": "0.1.0",
"private": true,
"devDependencies": {
"jest-expo": "~27.0.0",
"react-test-renderer": "16.3.1"
},
"main": "node_modules/expo/AppEntry.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "expo start",
"eject": "expo eject",
"initial-android": "npm install && npm run android",
"initial-ios": "npm install && npm run ios",
"android": "expo start --android",
"ios": "expo start --ios",
"test": "jest",
"postinstall": "rm ./node_modules/react-native/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/files/package.json"
},
"jest": {
"preset": "jest-expo"
},
"dependencies": {
"axios": "^0.18.0",
"expo": "^32.0.0",
"expo-image-picker": "^5.0.2",
"firebase": "^5.7.1",
"firebase-admin": "^8.5.0",
"firebase-functions": "^3.2.0",
"react": "16.5.0",
"react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-32.0.0.tar.gz",
"react-native-firebase": "^5.1.1",
"react-native-image-crop-picker": "^0.21.3",
"react-native-image-picker-form": "^0.2.5",
"react-native-maps": "^0.21.0",
"react-native-responsive-image": "^2.3.1",
"react-native-swiper": "^1.5.14",
"react-native-vector-icons": "^5.0.0",
"react-navigation": "^2.13.0",
"react-navigation-tabs": "^1.0.2",
"react-redux": "^5.0.7",
"redux": "^4.0.0",
"redux-persist": "^5.10.0",
"redux-persist-filesystem-storage": "^1.3.2",
"redux-thunk": "^2.3.0",
"tcomb-form-native": "^0.6.20"
}
}
above is the package.json file.
I have also used another code of this project, but this time I'm getting following error :

Answer 1

First delete the package-lock.json and then try npm install

Answer 2

Delete node_modules folder and package-lock.json, then run npm install

Answer 3

All you need to do is
Open a terminal in your pc's root and run this command:
killall node
Before restart the new metro bundler please reinstall the dependencies on yarn or npm :
npm i OR yarn
Also the article: ENOENT: no such file

Answer 4

Follow this step:
Delete node_modules folder and package-lock.json file
Run this command:
npm cache clean -force
Then run this command:
npm install (if the issue is not yet fixed try the following 4th step.)
Run this command npm install -g npm,then npm install
Finally run this command: npm start

Answer 5

Please check your current working directory. if you have created project using
npx react-native init demo
then navigate inside project from terminal using
cd demo
npm install
will install all npm modules and you can also check installed packages in the directory: demo/node_modules
also if project is expo base then
run expo eject to eject from expo

Answer 6

Check the node version, if the application was build using an older node version then you can downgrade your local environment node version using NVM (node version manager).

Answer 7

My simple solution for this error:
"npm WARN tar ENOENT:no such file or directory
Not only for ENOENT if all files in npm modules shows this kinds of error.
Go to your command prompt
Check for npm version(npm -v)
If its giving a version then type command npm init and click on enter for whatever it asks
After completing all the steps and then again try to create one angular project. It will be created without any errors in node modules.

Answer 8

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path E:\Projects\package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'E:\Projects\package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
Solution ==> Check the root directory you might be outside the root directory or in wrong folder path has been opened

Answer 9

I suspect you do not have git installed on your computer. This is particularly true if you are getting this error at the bottom of your log:
npm ERR! syscall spawn git
If so, then you need to install git from here: https://git-scm.com/downloads.
I had the same problem as you, and once I installed git, the problem went away.

Answer 10

Do you have a package.json file in the folder ?*
To run npm install you need to have a package.json file.