Getting operation not permitted, copyfile error when running "npx create-react-app myapp"

Asked Jan 05 '22 at 03:18

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I am getting an operation not permitted error. My npm version is 8.3.0, and my node version is 17.3.0. Below is the error output:

error output

This is on an Ubuntu 20.04 WSL. I've tried reinstalling npm and node but have had no success. I'm not sure if I need to change some permissions on my Windows machine.

asked Jan 05 '22 at 03:18

wintersoldier101

Does this answer your question? [npm - EPERM: operation not permitted on Windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34600932/npm-eperm-operation-not-permitted-on-windows) – Wonkledge Jan 12 '22 at 08:32

Getting operation not permitted, copyfile error when running "npx create-react-app myapp"

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