Cannot find module 'fs/promises' Electron JS

Question

Good morning,

I have created a program in Vue JS, this connects with an API that I have created in a main.js file to execute system commands.

The problem I have is that when compiling for production with electron I get the following error:

I use the command npm run electron: build

When I use npm run electron:serve work without problems

Anyone have any idea why is the error and how to fix it? Thanks

I had the same issue .. Update to the newest nodejs-Version will fix this issue. — Paul Franke, Jul 01 '21 at 12:10

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '21 at 10:38

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I experienced this issue a few days ago as well. I realized that trying to fix another issue, I deleted the node_modules folder and the package-lock.json file, then run the npm install command. This made the build to fail with 'fs/promises'. There are 2 solutions to this issue:

Download the latest stable Node version. This should have the 'fs/promises' module and will fix the issue.
Delete the node_modules folder and bring back the old package-lock.json file to ensure that the package versions remain the same. Then run the npm install command and the issue should be fixed.

answered Jun 25 '21 at 10:38

Ion-Alexandru Secara

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Hey there, I did upgrade my NodeJS version and worked for me, I used terminal commands in order to upgrade in a faster way, you can follow the instructions here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8191459/how-do-i-update-node-js. Take into consideration that maybe other projects you have are incompatible with this new version you are installing, in that case, consider using NVM. – Peter Palmer Nov 21 '21 at 15:56

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '21 at 18:48

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downgrade electron "electron-builder": "^22.10.5", or upgrade nodejs to 14+ v

answered Aug 07 '21 at 18:48

Роман Зыков

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Downgrading the electron-builder version worked for me, with node 12.18.4. This should be the accepted answer since retrieving old package-lock.json is not going to work when installing everything first time. – Boat Sep 20 '21 at 09:50
Upgrading to node v14 worked for me. Thanks! – Meekohi Oct 08 '21 at 21:00

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 20 '21 at 11:30

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downgrade to "electron-builder": "~22.10.5" is working for me

answered Aug 20 '21 at 11:30

Hieu Nguyen

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 19 '22 at 15:21

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In that case i fix the problem in that way: const fs = require('fs').promises;

instead of: const fs = require('fs/promises');

answered Jan 19 '22 at 15:21

gBall

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 20 '21 at 10:51

In my case I was using nvm to manage multiple node versions.

During the npm package installation, and throughout development, I used Node v14 but for some reason, my terminal was pointing to Node v12 when I tried bundling my program afterwards.

Switching it back to Node v14 using nvm use 14 solved my issue.

So make sure you're using the correct node version.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited May 19 '22 at 10:08

I had the same problem, after upgrading the electron-builder from v. 21.4.0 to 23.0.2, updated with the command: sudo npm install -g electron-builder@23.0.2

I solved updating npm, and then node.js.

Update npm:

sudo npm install -g npm@latest
Install nodejs from https://nodejs.org

Now it works with :

Electron-builder: 23.0.2 (command electron-builder --version)
Npm: 8.7.0 (command npm --version)
Nodejs: v16.15.0 (command node --version)

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jun 03 '22 at 14:35

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Upgrade to electron-updater@5.0.0. It has patch changes replacing fs/promises with fs-extra to support legacy versions of electron.

edited Jun 03 '22 at 14:35

Erich

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answered Jun 01 '22 at 13:55

B4Le

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Cannot find module 'fs/promises' Electron JS

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