Error: EPERM: operation not permitted installing ionic 3 and cordova

Question

I am trying to install ionic 3 and cordova for the first time in my desktop. I am using windows 7.

npm install -g ionic cordova

shows me this error :

npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.8: Use uuid module instead
C:\Users\amir\AppData\Roaming\npm\cordova -> C:\Users\amir\AppData\Ro
C:\Users\amir\AppData\Roaming\npm\ionic -> C:\Users\amir\AppData\Roam
npm ERR! path C:\Users\amir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ionic\no
.json
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! syscall unlink
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, unlink 'C:\Users\amir
s\fsevents\node_modules\ansi-regex\package.json'
npm ERR!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!  { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, unlink 'C:\Users\a
ules\fsevents\node_modules\ansi-regex\package.json'
npm ERR!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!   stack: 'Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, unlink \'C:
\ionic\\node_modules\\fsevents\\node_modules\\ansi-regex\\package.jso
npm ERR!   errno: -4048,
npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'unlink',
npm ERR!   path: 'C:\\Users\\amir\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_module
i-regex\\package.json' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

I tried entering windows PowerShell in administrator mode but the problem is not solved. Any idea please ?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 27 '17 at 09:03

7

I solved the problem.

It is not about node-uuid.

I just go to appData/Roaming/npm and i deleted

node-module folder

and

npm cache

and then, It worked

answered Aug 27 '17 at 09:03

Amir Choubani

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '17 at 19:34

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The answer is here : https://stackoverflow.com/a/44150369/6291722 node-uuid@1.4.8 is an old module, you need to upgrade it, or upgrade NodeJs itself.

answered Aug 26 '17 at 19:34

Marouan

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 13 '17 at 10:07

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I had the same problem, fixed it by downgrading npm from 5.4.0 to 5.3.0.

npm install npm@5.3.0

answered Sep 13 '17 at 10:07

Mark

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 15 '19 at 16:18

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I had the same problem under different circumstances (I was trying to run npm publish which used to work correctly).

I solved it by upgrading npm with npm install -g npm. This installed npm@6.9.0.

answered May 15 '19 at 16:18

Qwertie

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score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 07 '20 at 04:45

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Running as admin worked for me ! :)

answered Jul 07 '20 at 04:45

Prasanna Lekurwale

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This isn't an answer. It's a comment at best. – hrokr Jul 07 '20 at 05:16
@hrokr- Agree with you, but looking at his reputation I can say he doesn't have that privilege. – Gopal Mishra Nov 18 '21 at 07:34

Error: EPERM: operation not permitted installing ionic 3 and cordova

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