How to fix EPERM error while running create-react-app command

Question

Web Guru@DESKTOP-EKPNDML MINGW64 ~/Documents/MERN
$ npx create-react-app my-app
Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Users\Web'
TypeError: Cannot read property 'get' of undefined
at errorMessage (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-message.js:38:39)
at errorHandler (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:201:13)
at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js:78:20
at cb (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:225:22)
at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:263:24
at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:81:7
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:80:13
at f (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\once\once.js:25:25)
at afterExtras (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:171:20)
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:97
var doExit = npm.config.loaded ? npm.config.get('_exit') : true
^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'loaded' of undefined
at exit (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:97:27)
at process.errorHandler (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:216:3)
at process.emit (events.js:210:5)
at process._fatalException (internal/process/execution.js:150:25)
Install for [ 'create-react-app@latest' ] failed with code 7

Answer 1

John Makone you don't need to install npx.

Calviղ please read this question properly. He is already using "npx create-react-app my-app".

Answer 2

If you've previously installed create-react-app globally via npm install -g create-react-app, we recommend you uninstall the package using npm uninstall -g create-react-app to ensure that npx always uses the latest version.

John Makone please read the guide
https://create-react-app.dev/docs/getting-started/

Answer 3

Are you using windows? If you are using windows use powershell instead of command prompt.

Answer 4

Yes I am let me try... thank you

Answer 5

Uninstall create-react-app and use npx command instead.

Answer 6

I haven't install npx before

Answer 7

John Makone npx doesn't need to be installed, just run it from command prompt.

Answer 8

Calviղ If you check from the error I have posted, i am running npx create-react-app my-app command. It is the npx command which is generating that error