Cannot find module @angular\cli\bin\ng

Question

I'm getting into trouble with anngular-cli installation because it doesn't recognize the ng command in my git bash but it works in my cmd on Windows 7.

I looked for some issues on the web but I didn't really find a solution.

Here, the error :

   ng -v
   module.js:549
    throw err;
    ^

   Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program 
   Files\Git\node_modules\@angular\cli\bin\ng'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:547:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:474:25)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:693:10)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:191:16)
    at bootstrap_node.js:612:3

This error happened the first time I used ng after installing Node and angular-cli globally.

I didn't get this error when I was working on my laptop on Windows 10.

Running this `npm install -g @angular/cli` in root directory (for ex. in c:\\) removed this error for me. — Shubham Jain, Nov 27 '18 at 08:24

score 53 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 23 '19 at 04:10

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Problem:

Error: Cannot find module '..\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\angular-cli\bin\ng' angularJs

Solution:

uninstall angular cli if you have already installed it
```
npm uninstall -g @angular/cli
```
Delete the C:\Users\Satish\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules@angular folder if it still exists after the uninstall
reinstall angular-cli globally
```
npm install -g @angular/cli
```

edited Apr 23 '19 at 04:10

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answered Apr 23 '19 at 04:01

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2.5 I also had to delete `ng.ps1` located in the `C:\users\\AppData\Roaming\npm` folder. – scottrudy Dec 31 '19 at 03:50
3. or with a specific version if you aren't on latest e.g. `npm install -g @angular/cli@8.3.25` – Lee Richardson Jun 24 '20 at 17:35
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removing npm and npm-cache folders from AppData helped me.and then doing the above helped me. – crazyCoder Feb 22 '21 at 16:03
i ended up in this problem by running `npx npkill` – Sisir Apr 11 '21 at 16:43

Sudhanshu Bhatia · Answer 2 · 2020-06-03T23:52:02.743

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First, uninstall the angular cli using

npm uninstall -g @angular/cli

Then delete the "NPM" and "Npm-cache" folder under "Roaming" folder.

Now again install the Angular cli using

npm install -g @angular/cli

edited Jun 03 '20 at 23:52

answered Jun 03 '20 at 23:45

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This answer works for me, I has to delete npm folder under roaming – cuongle Apr 07 '21 at 15:55

rvng · Answer 3 · 2021-06-23T03:49:34.130

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In my case, i fixed it simply just by renaming my project folder.

before : "d/Gdrive/Sem 6 & 7/[project name]" after : "d/Gdrive/Sem 67/[project name]"

So i guess u may not put special characters in your folder name.

edited Jun 23 '21 at 03:49

answered Aug 25 '20 at 16:08

rvng

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Thanks, this is the right answer. The build mechanism of Angular is really strange - I never came across such issue with React. – Sailab Rahi May 03 '23 at 09:34

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 27 '20 at 13:38

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It worked for me only by removing npm and npm-cache folders from AppData then running :

npm uninstall -g @angular/cli

Then running :

npm install -g @angular/cli

answered Aug 27 '20 at 13:38

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 04 '21 at 10:36

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reinstall node_modules

git clean -dfx
npm i

if persist, use yarn install first, then repeat above

answered Aug 04 '21 at 10:36

elegentin

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thx, solved my problem – Felipe Anselmo Nov 19 '21 at 19:33

score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Sep 16 '18 at 20:53

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Looks like a dependency was removed somewhere. I worked around this by:

For local angular-cli: npm install @angular-devkit/core --save-dev

For global angular-cli: npm install -g @angular-devkit/core

Edit: As discussed below, you should perhaps not use --save-dev here.

edited Sep 16 '18 at 20:53

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answered Sep 16 '18 at 14:26

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 29 '21 at 14:29

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Remove existing angular

npm uninstall -g @angular/cli

and Install

npm install -g @angular/cli --force

answered Jul 29 '21 at 14:29

Adarsh K

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This answer is already contained in the existing answers for solving the problem. – Avani Khabiya Jul 30 '21 at 05:51
Reinstall without force maybe a got an error – Adarsh K Jul 30 '21 at 06:58
@AdarshK thank you very much. All I needed to do was add a `--force` flag when installing Angular CLI. Your comment saved my mental health. – Anton Minchenko Dec 11 '21 at 11:05

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 28 '20 at 09:23

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The git bash is installed in C:\Program Files\Git where you never find the node_module folder that's why this error occurred

When you hit ng command from CMD it will look node_module folder in C:\Users\uername\AppData\Roaming\npm\ - where npm install global dependency and eventually it finds node_modules folder.

Basically for windows try to run from cmd.

answered Jan 28 '20 at 09:23

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Thank you, this is exactly what it happened in my computer... I was able to run from CMD – Vic B-A Jun 09 '20 at 18:26

Rydberg · Answer 9 · 2022-12-17T18:50:17.903

In my case the problem is

npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\@angular\cli\bin\ng.js
npm ERR! dest C:\Program Files\nodejs\ng
npm ERR! EEXIST: file already exists, cmd shim 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\@angular\cli\bin\ng.js' -> 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\ng'
npm ERR! File exists: C:\Program Files\nodejs\ng
npm ERR! Remove the existing file and try again, or run npm
npm ERR! with --force to overwrite files recklessly.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\<UserId>\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2022-01-03T20_13_43_709Z-debug.log

Solution:

I use this comment of npm 5 line on the shell

$ npm ERR! File exists: C:\Program Files\nodejs\ng
Delete the file ng and run:

npm install -g @angular/cli

And Done!

Just running the command in terminal helped: ```npm install -g @angular/cli``` — Vishesh, Apr 19 '22 at 17:05

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Jun 02 '20 at 06:00

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I faced the same problem but running npm install solved my problem.

answered Jun 02 '20 at 06:00

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Feb 27 '21 at 07:11

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I had this error in Angular Console starting with release 11. I was missing a locale cli. So

npm install @angular/cli

solved my problem

answered Feb 27 '21 at 07:11

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Sep 14 '21 at 14:23

It might be an issue with the package installation. Sometimes the installation might brake due to network issues. Also the access permission affects the installation.

So, try to install the package by running command prompt (CMD) as Run as administrator.

Follow the steps to resolve the issue.

1.Run CMD as Run as administrator mode.

2.Uninstall angular cli.

npm uninstall -g @angular/cli

3.Remove npm package files from the appdata folder.

Open Run option by pressing Windows + R key. Then type %appdata% and press OK.

Open the npm folder from the Roaming folder that you got in the explorer.

Delete ng and ng.cmd files from the npm folder if exists.

Open node_modules folder from there and delete @angular and angular/cli folder if exists.

4.Reinstall the angular cli

npm install -g @angular/cli

score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Sep 28 '21 at 05:30

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npm install --legacy-peer-deps
npm cache clean --force

edited Sep 28 '21 at 05:30

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answered Sep 28 '21 at 05:29

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 11 '21 at 09:06

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If the environment variable path is properly set , please run ng in an angular project otherwise it will keep showing that error

answered Oct 11 '21 at 09:06

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Dec 26 '21 at 01:17

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once you run npm uninstall -g @angular/cli, check if there is an error in the console, it is usually a message with red line says "err!", mine said that it was unable to delete a file , follow the path of the file and delete manually ,then run npm uninstall -g @angular/cli and npm uninstall @angular/cli, when it goes successfully , run npm install -g @angular/cli , that should fix it.

answered Dec 26 '21 at 01:17

Ramzi Haddad

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered May 20 '22 at 21:05

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If most suggested and obvious solution below do not work

npm uninstall -g @angular/cli
remove roaming -> npm
npm install -g @angular/cli

Try to upgrade Node.js version. This solved the problem in my case after severl hours of investigation

answered May 20 '22 at 21:05

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score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Aug 10 '22 at 18:52

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Try deleting the node_modules folder (not the AppData one), the one in your project folder, and try reinstalling angular again.

answered Aug 10 '22 at 18:52

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nikunj bodarya · Answer 18 · 2022-12-23T05:05:40.500

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If you have MAC(Mackbook) pc use brew command because we can not install angular-cli from npm command

brew install angular-cli

edited Dec 23 '22 at 05:05

answered Dec 23 '22 at 05:04

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Mar 15 '23 at 19:55

In my case, I spent a lot of time debugging the issue, trying to understand if it was specific to the NPM version or Angular before I realized that it could be the old fashion issue with too long path when dealing with application development on Windows.

So simply, instead of having my application path:

D:\...\Angular\...\...\application-name

I've changed it to a shorter version, like:

D:\application-name

and it worked, finally.

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