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Emmanuel Oreoluwa
Emmanuel Oreoluwa

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NPM AUDIT FIX RUINED MY REACT NATIVE PROJECT

After i ran npm audit fix i started getting errors in my react native project
i can't start metro bundler, i can't run react native run android e.t.c
What should i do to save my project

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James Perkins

Did you check in the code? Because then you can revert to the commit prior to the one you made the changes to.

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Emmanuel Oreoluwa

Thank you It worked

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James Perkins

Glad it worked

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Emmanuel Oreoluwa

how do i clean node modules

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James Perkins

just delete the node_modules folder.

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Emmanuel Oreoluwa

I already ran npm install should I still go on and delete the folder

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zerdnelemo

In order to clean node_modules you need to execute 2 steps:
1) rm -rf node_modules/
2) npm i

Step 1) removes node_modules folder with all its content from the app
Step 2) re-installs all packages specified in package.json file

Now your app will have a clean node_modules folder with just the needed packages installed.

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Emmanuel Oreoluwa

If I discard changes in my source control will that fix it

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James Perkins

If you discard to before you started and then clean the node_modules folder and then run npm install and then run your project you should be fine.

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Emmanuel Oreoluwa

Thank you I will try it
And see if this works

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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

Please consider adding the #help tag to your post to increase visibility. Hope you find your answer!

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Emmanuel Oreoluwa

Thanks

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jawwad22

You move to latest version of react native. move back to old version of react native.
react-native": "0.59.2"