As a newcomer to the world of coding, I've found that asking questions on platforms like Stack Overflow enables me to connect with fellow developers.
I usually code using VS Code and rely on the "live server" extension to quickly test my code. However, when attempting to start a simple HTML/CSS/JS project recently, I encountered the following error:
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\.\..\...\....\package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\.\..\...\....\package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent
After some investigation, I learned that running npm install or npm init might resolve the issue.
Unfortunately, neither solution fixed the problem. Even after creating the package.json file through npm init, the issue persisted.
Furthermore, setting up the "start" script as required by npm init did not solve the issue either.
I have already tried:
- Deleting all .json files and running npm install.
- Running npm init and adding the "start" script.
- Rebooting my computer.
- Uninstalling and reinstalling VS Code.
- Recreating the entire project on another computer.
Despite these efforts, I remain stuck on this issue and unsure of what steps to take next.