Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again #20994

695750180 · 2019-11-06T08:56:30Z

我这边已经按照提示删除依赖重新安装，结果还是一直报这个错误
throw new Error('Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again')
^

Error: Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again
at getElectronPath (E:\学习资料\前端材料\设计模式\code\nodeJS脚本\npm-login\node_modules_electron@7.1.0@electron\index.js:14:11)
at Object. (E:\学习资料\前端材料\设计模式\code\nodeJS脚本\npm-login\node_modules_electron@7.1.0@electron\index.js:18:18)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:936:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:947:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:790:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:703:12)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:830:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:68:18)
at Object. (E:\学习资料\前端材料\设计模式\code\nodeJS脚本\npm-login\node_modules_electron@7.1.0@electron\cli.js:3:16)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:936:30)

codebytere · 2019-11-07T00:06:32Z

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Legends · 2019-11-10T20:52:59Z

Won't install electron, it hangs ♾️

Win10
Electron version: any version gets stuck
node -v
v12.13.0

The error message actually occurs when you cancel the hanging install and nevertheless try to run the project.

695750180 · 2019-11-11T01:40:15Z

Follow your approach ，It's the same problem @Legends but reduced version can be used. I use 6.x version。

Legends · 2019-11-12T08:57:17Z

@codebytere Do you need more information?

wtoalabi · 2019-11-12T19:49:40Z

Same here.
Was working perfectly for me a week ago.
Could it be the new version?
I noticed that the 'dist' folder is not within the 'node_modules/electron' directory.

Would it be safe if I copy that folder from one of my old projects to the new one?

Thanks.

xland · 2019-11-20T10:49:59Z

@695750180
@wtoalabi

Create a file named path.txt in node_modules\electron folder.
Write electron.exe in it.
Download electron package manualy.
Unpackage the electron files into node_modules\electron\dist
Run your start script

BetaMee · 2019-11-24T05:10:17Z

it is OK for Mac, create file path.txt, and add Electron.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron in that file.

borsTiHD · 2019-11-30T10:40:10Z

Same error here if I try to install electron v7.1.2.
I'm also behind a corporate/proxy firewall.
Idea from @xland is working. However, I installed electron on my private pc and then copied it (".\node_modules\electron") to the other pc. :)

hgt803 · 2019-12-18T06:17:50Z

我是这样重现该问题的，求解决

 nvm use 12
 cd ~/Desktop
 npm install @vue/cli -g
 vue create electron7-vue-demo
 cd electron7-vue-demo
 export ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/"
 vue add electron-builder
# 修改 package.json 的 "electron" 为 "^7.0.0"
 yarn
 yarn electron:serve

HarwordLiu · 2019-12-20T06:39:16Z

I found a way in Chinese region.

Step 1. npm install electron
Step 2. download the electron zip from https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v7.1.7/electron-v7.1.7-darwin-x64.zip
Step 3. copy the zip to /electron/dist
Step 4. vi ./node_modules/electron/path.txt and input /electron-v7.1.7-darwin-x64/Electron.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron

Finaly, you can run npm start.

But, it is not a good way to start electron.

Kramy · 2019-12-20T12:33:59Z

On Linux:

I was getting this error while installing electron because i had no acces to modify "/home/{user}/.cache/electron" directory.

Removing that directory and reinstalling electron worked to me.

pangxieju · 2020-01-02T12:45:00Z

Give it a try. 🤓
https://github.com/pangxieju/electron-fix

ghost · 2020-01-07T19:07:52Z

Give it a try. 🤓
https://github.com/pangxieju/electron-fix

error fixed, but electron doesnt start

mahhov · 2020-01-09T00:00:43Z

I thought I had the same issue. npm i electron seems to hang. Aborting it and trying to run produces the error message 'Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again'. Then I tried waiting longer for npm i electron finish. It took 10 whole minutes, but in the end, it installed and ran successfully.

heavenkiller2018 · 2020-01-10T14:18:38Z

i have the same problem, what's happend? the new version was released without test fully?

Hartha-aloufi · 2020-01-11T15:04:13Z

I have the same problem also, i tried to delete node_modules many times and install electron with npm and yarn, also I tried different versions of electrons and get the same error !

vigneshvenkat · 2020-01-29T06:49:01Z

Navigating to installed "node_modules/electron" location and running "sudo node install.js" solved this issue for me. Electronv7.1.10 is running successfully now.

sincerefly · 2020-02-08T14:07:29Z

~~Worked~~

Step 1. yarn
Step 2. download the electron zip from http://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/8.0.0/electron-v8.0.0-win32-x64.zip
Step 3. unzip the zip to ./node_modules/electron/dist
~~Step 4. create ./node_modules/electron/path.txt file and input: electron.exe~~

~~Finaly, you can run yarn start.~~

~~解决方法~~

第一步，使用 yarn 安装依赖
第二步，下载安装包 http://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/8.0.0/electron-v8.0.0-win32-x64.zip
第三步，解压缩安装包，将其内容放置到项目 ./node_modules/electron/dist（手动创建dist目录）
~~第三步，创建文件 ./node_modules/electron/path.txt 输入字符串 electron.exe 并保存~~

~~使用 yarn start 启动项目，报错消失~~

~~期待官方早日修复，印象中7.0版本就存在这个问题。~~

Update

open cmd windows, set variable
if with cmd
set ELECTRON_MIRROR=https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/ (without quote)
if with powershell
$Env:ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/"
option, set DEBUG will display download detail (only npm display yarn not)
set DEBUG=@electron/get:* (cmd) or $env:DEBUG="@electron/get:*" (powershell)
install package
yarn or npm i
just launch app, It should be work.

设置淘宝镜像
如果是cmd下
执行 set ELECTRON_MIRROR=https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/ （URL没有引号）
如果是powershell
执行 $Env:ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/"
（可选）设置 DEBUG 环境变量可以输出下载详情（只针对npm有效）
set DEBUG=@electron/get:* (cmd) 或者 $env:DEBUG="@electron/get:*" (powershell)
安装依赖
yarn 或 npm i
启动运行
Electron包下载成功，报错消失。

下载的缓存文件保存在了如下目录
C:\Users\用户名\AppData\Local\electron\Cache

youngyou · 2020-02-22T16:45:08Z

How about use this mirror?
ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/"

pangxieju · 2020-02-26T07:02:25Z

Give it a try. 🤓
https://github.com/pangxieju/electron-fix

error fixed, but electron doesnt start

Give it a try. 🤓
$ npm install electron-fix -D
"scripts": {
"fix": "electron-fix start"
}

pangxieju · 2020-02-26T07:02:54Z

How about use this mirror?
ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/"

Give it a try. 🤓
https://github.com/pangxieju/electron-fix
$ npm install electron-fix -D
"scripts": {
"fix": "electron-fix start"
}

jblevins1991 · 2020-03-04T15:32:31Z

Can we get a first party solution for this? It's really negligent to push untested and broken code that was discovered 4 months ago and it still be a problem. I could understand if it didn't effect devs in prod, but it does.

malept · 2020-03-04T22:33:37Z

The docs have been updated to explain how to configure HTTP mirrors for Electron 7.0.0 and above: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/installation#mirror

bruceauyeung · 2020-03-06T02:17:55Z

@malept
I am using electron 7.1.13, windows 7 64bit, node v12.4.0 32bit, and using a Hong Kong proxy to install node modules. before running yarn install xxx ,

just as the docs suggested, i configured electron mirror
as the following:

ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/"
ELECTRON_CUSTOM_DIR="{{ version }}"

because i am using vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder, my postinstall scripts make sure any missing modules will be reinstalled
2. cleaned yarn cache via yarn cache clean
3, delete node_modules\electron
4, manually opened https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/7.1.13/electron-v7.1.13-win32-ia32.zip with my web browser (using my Hong Kong proxy) to make sure the link is reachable.

but unfortunately dist directory and path.txt file in node_modules\electron are still missing.

malept · 2020-03-06T03:08:04Z

You can set the environment variable DEBUG=@electron/get:* to see what the downloader module is doing.

bruceauyeung · 2020-03-06T07:25:31Z

@malept
got didn't respect my proxy settings

D:\Home\icenter-next>yarn config list
yarn config v1.22.0
info yarn config
{
  'version-tag-prefix': 'v',
  'version-git-tag': true,
  'version-commit-hooks': true,
  'version-git-sign': false,
  'version-git-message': 'v%s',
  'init-version': '1.0.0',
  'init-license': 'MIT',
  'save-prefix': '^',
  'bin-links': true,
  'ignore-scripts': false,
  'ignore-optional': false,
  registry: 'https://registry.npmjs.org',
  'strict-ssl': false,
  'user-agent': 'yarn/1.22.0 ' +
    'npm/? ' +
    'node/v12.4.0 ' +
    'win32 ia32',
  lastUpdateCheck: 1583394514298,
  msvs_version: '2017'
}
info npm config
{
  'strict-ssl': false,
  'https-proxy': 'http://proxyhk.zte.com.cn:80/',
  'http-proxy': 'http://proxyhk.zte.com.cn:80/',
  ELECTRON_MIRROR: 'https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/',
  ELECTRON_CUSTOM_DIR: '{{ version }}'
}
Done in 0.32s.

malept · 2020-03-06T09:14:31Z

The installation docs contains instructions on how to configure proxy support.

bruceauyeung · 2020-03-06T10:03:09Z

@malept sorry for the weird proxy problem. i rebooted my computer and the proxy problem is gone now and got can utilize proxy correctly.
i tried set DEBUG=@electron/get:* and set DEBUG=got:* for two independent yarn add xxx , electron is still broken and there are not any logs related to @electron/get and got module in the standard output console.

malept · 2020-03-06T18:13:27Z

It's not clear that you're setting the DEBUG environment variable correctly. See the debug documentation for details.

Also, got does not use the debug module, so DEBUG=got:* won't do anything useful.

xland · 2020-03-07T01:25:44Z

@bruceauyeung

try:
yarn config set ELECTRON_MIRROR http://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/

sincerefly · 2020-03-07T01:27:11Z

I solved.

open cmd windows, set variable
if with cmd
set ELECTRON_MIRROR=https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/ (without quote)
if with powershell
$Env:ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/"
option, set DEBUG will display download detail
set DEBUG=@electron/get:* (cmd) or $env:DEBUG="@electron/get:*" (powershell)
install package
yarn or npm i
just launch app, It should be work.

thanks @malept @bruceauyeung @youngyou

xland · 2020-03-07T01:38:44Z

@sincerefly

Are you sure the address is correct?
https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/

This address response:

<Error>
<Code>NoSuchKey</Code>
<Message>The specified key does not exist.</Message>
<RequestId>5E62F87C1897B339345537B9</RequestId>
<HostId>cdn.npm.taobao.org</HostId>
<Key>dist/electron/</Key>
</Error>

I think it should be https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron

sincerefly · 2020-03-07T01:47:56Z

@xland

Yes, I test it.

Try: https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/v8.1.0/electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip

and npm install detail:

D:\code\electron-quick-start>npm i

> core-js@3.6.4 postinstall D:\code\electron-quick-start\node_modules\core-js
> node -e "try{require('./postinstall')}catch(e){}"


> electron@8.1.0 postinstall D:\code\electron-quick-start\node_modules\electron
> node install.js

  @electron/get:index Checking the cache (undefined) for electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip (https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/v8.1.0/electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip) +0ms
  @electron/get:index Cache miss +6ms
  @electron/get:index Downloading https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/v8.1.0/electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip to C:\Users\dong\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-download-qz5JpG\electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip with options: undefined +71ms
  @electron/get:index Checking the cache (undefined) for SHASUMS256.txt (https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/v8.1.0/SHASUMS256.txt) +10s
  @electron/get:index Cache miss +4ms
  @electron/get:index Downloading https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/v8.1.0/SHASUMS256.txt to C:\Users\dong\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-download-FFll6C\SHASUMS256.txt with options: undefined +3ms
  @electron/get:cache Moving C:\Users\dong\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-download-FFll6C\SHASUMS256.txt to C:\Users\dong\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpscdn.npm.taobao.orgdistelectronv8.1.0SHASUMS256.txt\SHASUMS256.txt +0ms
  @electron/get:cache Moving C:\Users\dong\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-download-qz5JpG\electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip to C:\Users\dong\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpscdn.npm.taobao.orgdistelectronv8.1.0electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip\electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip +609ms
npm notice created a lockfile as package-lock.json. You should commit this file.
added 86 packages from 96 contributors and audited 103 packages in 24.455s

2 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

sincerefly · 2020-03-07T02:15:57Z

@xland

Suggest use https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/ with current electron version

With https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/ , you should setting ELECTRON_CUSTOM_DIR

eg:

# don't forget '/'
set ELECTRON_MIRROR=https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/ 

#  change version if not use 8.1.0
set ELECTRON_CUSTOM_DIR=8.1.0

Beacuse the dist url dist is different

https://cdn.npm.taobao.org/dist/electron/v8.1.0/electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip
https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/electron/8.1.0/electron-v8.1.0-win32-ia32.zip

Maybe the high version of electron's script modify the default dir.
with low version of electron, npm.taobao.org... maybe worked instead of cdn.npm.taobao.org...

pangxieju · 2020-03-07T02:21:17Z

Give it a try. 🤓 Open https://github.com/pangxieju/electron-fix

1、$ npm install electron-fix -D

2、Edit file ‘package.json’
"scripts": {
"fix": "electron-fix start"
}

3、npm run fix

xland · 2020-03-07T05:38:48Z

@sincerefly

Thanks ,I'll try it later.

bruceauyeung · 2020-03-07T12:32:11Z

It's not clear that you're setting the DEBUG environment variable correctly. See the debug documentation for details.

Also, got does not use the debug module, so DEBUG=got:* won't do anything useful.

@malept i set DEBUG as windows environment variable, set DEBUG=@electron/get:* is the command what i run before running yarn add xxx

bo-er · 2021-03-31T01:54:59Z

I found a way in Chinese region.

Step 1. npm install electron
Step 2. download the electron zip from https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v7.1.7/electron-v7.1.7-darwin-x64.zip
Step 3. extract the zip and move the extracted folder to /electron/dist
Step 4. vi ./node_modules/electron/path.txt and input /electron-v7.1.7-darwin-x64/Electron.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron

Finaly, you can run npm start.

But, it is not a good way to start electron.

qhan1028 · 2021-08-28T18:40:21Z

try add this env variable
ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH=./node_modules/electron/dist

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Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again #20994

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