Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'

[MubarakSULAYMAN]

I just reinstalled node and I have been having issues with npm...

C:\Users\Mubarak>node -v
v10.13.0

C:\Users\Mubarak>npm -v
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:580:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:506:25)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:741:12)
at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:285:19)
at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:739:3)
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:580:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:506:25)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:741:12)
at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:285:19)
at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:739:3)

[Hakerh400]

Related: #1271

[Trott]

Conflicting versions of Node.js/npm installed? @nodejs/platform-windows

(Transferring to help repo.)

[refack]

Hello @MubarakSULAYMAN, a good place to start is to run where node and where npm. If you find a degenerate node installation, remove it then uninstall and install your desired node version.

[lovelldies]

Running npm i npm -g does the trick sometimes.

[TerenceSperringerJr]

Ah, I had a similar problem with the linux-x64 version v10.15.3 on the Ubuntu subsystem for Windows 10, and suspect it is probably the same problem across multiple platform distributions.
The issue is the scripts for npm and npx aren't even calling the correct files and are also using relative paths incorrectly!

I did the following to fix:

1. Locate nodejs bin
   Ubuntu Example:

which node
/usr/local/lib/nodejs/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64/bin/node

2. Navigate to NodeJS bin
   Ubuntu Example:

cd /usr/local/lib/nodejs/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64/bin

3. View the problematic scripts
   Ubuntu Example:

cat npm
../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js

cat npx
../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js

4. Shake/smack head
   Ubuntu Example:

🤦‍♀️

5. Rename (or remove) the bad files
   Ubuntu Example:

mv npm npm-wrong

mv npx npx-wrong

6. Replace bad files with relative symbolic links to the correct locations
   Ubuntu Example:

ln -s ../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm npm

ln -s ../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx npx

7. Also add a symbolic link to the node_modules directory itself, because another broken reference occurs without it
   Ubuntu Example:

ln -s ../lib/node_modules/ node_modules

8. Test
   Ubuntu Example:

cd ../../..

pwd
/usr/local/lib

npm version
{ npm: '6.4.1',
  ares: '1.15.0',
  cldr: '33.1',
  http_parser: '2.8.0',
  icu: '62.1',
  modules: '64',
  napi: '3',
  nghttp2: '1.34.0',
  node: '10.15.3',
  openssl: '1.1.0j',
  tz: '2018e',
  unicode: '11.0',
  uv: '1.23.2',
  v8: '6.8.275.32-node.51',
  zlib: '1.2.11' }

9. Post about discovery on Github Issue Tracker
   Example:
   Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js' #1618 (comment)

[gireeshpunathil]

ping @MubarakSULAYMAN - is your problem solved?

[gireeshpunathil]

inactive, closing

[8ctopotamus]

Updating to the latest version of NPM fixed it for me. npm install npm@latest -g

[suniel26]

reboot your C:/ drive , worked out for me !

[Andraide]

In the case you are in Windows Subsystem for Linux, just have to close an re open the terminal.
That work for me.

[hasham7861]

So I installed the npm and then just reopened it and it worked as well. Thanks to @Andraide

[ghost]

λ npm i -g create-react-native-app
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:796
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:793:17)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:686:27)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1043:10)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:11 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []
}
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:796
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:793:17)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:686:27)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1043:10)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:11 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []
}

can anyone tell me solution

[ndianabasi]

I'm having this issue too.

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1017
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1014:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:884:27)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:71:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []
}
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1017
throw err;
^

where node

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe

where npm

C:\Users\ndianabasi\npm
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm.cmd
C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm
C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.cmd
C:\Users\ndianabasi\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\npm
C:\Users\ndianabasi\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\npm.cmd

where npx

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npx
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npx.cmd
C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx
C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx.cmd
C:\Users\ndianabasi\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\npx
C:\Users\ndianabasi\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\npx.cmd

Please, how can I solve this?

node --version

v14.0.0

Windows 8.1

[aghos4306]

Install the latest version of node, make sure that the js file e.g app.js is located inside the created folder that holds the file you want to read

[railsfactory-surekapriya]

I hope this will help: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24721903/npm-cli-js-not-found-when-running-npm

It worked for me when I updated my node path on system variables.

[yougongdeyu]

I had the same error, and solved it totally, in my case, " v12.18.2\node_modules\npm " not exist, so I
manually add npm which match to v12.18.2 to v12.18.2\node_modules\npm , and open a new terminal, the npm work well.

how can I find the match npm version ?
when you install the node by nvm, it will be logged in the terminal like "Installing npm v6.14.5..".
The content of my terminal is as follows.

C:\windows\system32>nvm install v12.18.2
Downloading node.js version 12.18.2 (64-bit)...
Complete
Downloading npm version 6.14.5... Complete
Installing npm v6.14.5...

The directory structure after the problem is solved is as follows. The nvm is the nvm root path.
nvm\v12.18.2\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js

[djbrown]

My fix was to unset MSYS_NO_PATHCONV in the Git Bash.
The variable is set from my .bashrc in Order for Docker to work properly.