Node.js/Windows error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\RT\AppData\Roaming\npm'

windows node.js installation
tryasko picture tryasko · Aug 2, 2014 · Viewed 263.2k times · Source

I have Windows 7 32-bit. I installed the latest Node.js 32 bit.
When I try to run the command npm install jquery, I receive the error:

Error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\RT\AppData\Roaming\npm

How does one resolve it?

Answer

Torsten picture Torsten · Aug 2, 2014

Manually creating a folder named 'npm' in the displayed path fixed the problem.

More information can be found on Troubleshooting page

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