create-react-app fails due to node_modules being created in a wrong directory on Windows

[LeonelAV]

Is this a bug report?

yes

Can you also reproduce the problem with npm 4.x?

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Environment

1. node -v: 6.10.2
2. npm -v:4.6.1
3. yarn --version (if you use Yarn):
4. npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected):

Then, specify:

1. Operating system: windows 10
2. Browser and version (if relevant):

Steps to Reproduce

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1. npm install -g create-react-app
2. create react app name-of-my-project
3. starts to install react, react-dom and react-scripts and before finish i get an error: Aborting Instalation

Aborting installation.
Unexpected error. Please report it as a bug:
{ Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\leonel\Desktop\pseudogram\node_modules\react-
scripts\package.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at checkNodeVersion (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\create-re
act-app\createReactApp.js:476:23)
at getPackageName.then.then.then.packageName (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\n
pm\node_modules\create-react-app\createReactApp.js:283:7)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:109:7) code: 'MODULE_NO
T_FOUND' }

Deleting generated file... package.json
Deleting pseudogram / from C:\Users\leonel\Desktop
Done.

Expected Behavior

I expect it create the folder project

Actual Behavior

Aborting installation.
Unexpected error. Please report it as a bug:
{ Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\leonel\Desktop\pseudogram\node_modules\react-
scripts\package.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at checkNodeVersion (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\create-re
act-app\createReactApp.js:476:23)
at getPackageName.then.then.then.packageName (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\n
pm\node_modules\create-react-app\createReactApp.js:283:7)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:109:7) code: 'MODULE_NO
T_FOUND' }

Deleting generated file... package.json
Deleting pseudogram / from C:\Users\leonel\Desktop
Done.

[Timer]

Try to clear your npm cache.

[LeonelAV]

I already did that and still does not work

[gaearon]

Can you try with some other npm version? e.g. maybe npm 5

[LeonelAV]

@gaearon i tried with other versions of npm(included npm 5) and node and still got the same problem.

[LeonelAV]

i tried again with new versions of npm and nothing. Still same problem

[LeonelAV]

I realize that the node_modules folder is created in another folder and not in the folder of the project, thats why it can´t found the module i guess... how can i solve this? @Timer @gaearon

[davidr9]

I am experiencing the exact same issue. I also noticed the node_modules folder is created outside the project in question, directly in my C drive.

npm version: 3.10.10
node version: 6.9.5

OS: Windows 7

My friend attempted to replicate the issue using the exact same steps on a Mac, but the app was created as expected for him.

[Timer]

Unfortunately, we're ill-equipped to provide support for bugs like these.

Make sure you actually cleared the npm cache by using --force on npm >=5.
If that doesn't help, you'll need to open an issue with npm -- this is a bug with their package manager.

I'm sorry we can't provide more assistance.

I realize that the node_modules folder is created in another folder and not in the folder of the project

I'm not sure what you mean by this?

[LeonelAV]

I'm not sure what you mean by this?

i am doing create-react-app command in Desktop folder : C:\Users\leonel\Desktop: create-react-app my-app
and the nodules_modules folder is not created in my-app folder, instead is created in antoher folder that i have, called Projects.

[LeonelAV]

I also cleared npm cache on npm 5.5.0 and still same issue.

[rostun]

I'm getting the same error as op (on windows 10, npm 5.5.1, and tried force clearing npm cache) :

While investigating, i also noticed that node_modules folder is "missing" because its being created at C:\node_modules and not " C:\test\my-app\node_modules as you can see below:

I tried this about a month ago (on windows 10) and it worked

[LeonelAV]

So @rostun cleaned cache in npm 5.5.1solved the problem for you? I didn't understand how do you solved this? Thanks

[gaearon]

Since the issue is very recent and symptoms are similar, there has to be something that updated recently causing this.

Is there anything in common between your systems?

[rostun]

@gaearon with what @davidr9 mentioned, maybe its a windows only issue

since node_modules isn't being copied into the right path, maybe something changed with the way the path for that is determined

[gaearon]

We've been testing Windows in the past releases, and 2 days ago was the first time anyone brought it up. We haven't made a release in that timeframe. This is why I think it's some other update that's causing the issue.

If Windows support was broken for everyone we'd have known it a long time ago.