NPX create-react-app terminal tells me node is not installed but it is

Question

At the risk of looking like a complete idiot, why doesn't npx create-react-app my-app work for me? I have node and npm installed and updated, both in my path (as far as I can tell). When I type node -v and npm -v it works perfectly fine, gives me the version numbers, and I can use them just fine, but I get '"node"' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. from the terminal when I try the create-react-app statement. Everything else I've found on the internet tries to say by adding it to the path it will work, but I must be missing something.

By the way, I'm using windows with GitBash. Thanks in advance.

Not use if it is useful info to u or not, I see many windows user face issue with username which contains space, also check ur path to project whether it contains space or not — Vengleab SO, Jun 21 '21 at 15:16
node works perfectly fine outside of npx, wouldn't that mean the path is correct? @vengleabso — StephenBuley, Jun 21 '21 at 15:21
No, it doesn't, node, npx, or npm which are installed in windows working fine, but some module which used by `create-react-app` does not properly check the path that contains spacing — Vengleab SO, Jun 21 '21 at 15:35
So you are saying I need to adjust the path to be without spaces? Or just to make sure I have my spaces in the right places? Not following you here... @vengleabso — StephenBuley, Jun 21 '21 at 16:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 21 '21 at 15:33

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First step:

npm cache clean --force

Second step:

npm install -g create-react-app

Third step:

Once installation successful, try running

npx create-react-app my-app

answered Jun 21 '21 at 15:33

Rukshan Jayasekara

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same thing happened, even after a successful global installation – StephenBuley Jun 21 '21 at 16:20
Did you followed the answers in this [question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23412938/node-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-an-external-command-operable-program) If not, can you have a look? Feels like something wrong with the Environment Variable Paths – Rukshan Jayasekara Jun 21 '21 at 17:15
That was the first thing I tried, I agree with you, it feels like a path thing but I cannot figure it out for the life of me... – StephenBuley Jun 21 '21 at 17:50
can you give it a try using windows cmd or powershell? – Rukshan Jayasekara Jun 21 '21 at 18:09
Worked in command prompt... So I guess my issue is with git bash? how do I fix that haha – StephenBuley Jun 22 '21 at 15:56
Try adding a slash after the path variable part, i.e. `C:\Program Files\nodejs\` – Rukshan Jayasekara Jun 22 '21 at 21:10
I think I got what you were saying, still didn't work from GitBash though... – StephenBuley Jun 23 '21 at 14:45

Mayank Agarwal · Answer 2 · 2023-06-15T06:17:33.827

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I have same issue and I am using hyper terminal instead of hyper I used windows PowerShell and it worked for me

edited Jun 15 '23 at 06:17

answered Jun 15 '23 at 06:14

Mayank Agarwal

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NPX create-react-app terminal tells me node is not installed but it is

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