Error: bcrypt_lib.node is not a valid Win32 application

I have a nodejs project on my windows machine. Where upon attempting to run the project this error appears involving bcrypt and win32.

[nodemon] 2.0.2 [nodemon] to restart at any time, enter rs [nodemon] watching dir(s): . [nodemon] watching extensions: js,mjs,json [nodemon] starting node app.js internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1003 return process.dlopen(module, path.toNamespacedPath(filename)); ^

Error: \\?\C:\Users\owner\desktop\msci444\no-scraps\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3\bcrypt_lib.node is not a valid Win32 application.
\\?\C:\Users\owner\desktop\msci444\no-scraps\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3\bcrypt_lib.node
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1003:18)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:812:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:724:14)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:849:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\owner\desktop\msci444\no-scraps\node_modules\bcrypt\bcrypt.js:6:16)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:956:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:973:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:812:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:724:14)
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...

pt

There are different possibilities how to resolve:

• npm rebuild bcrypt --build-from-source (as stated in the comments already) check that your node version for recompiling matches the test/production version
• npm install node-pre-gyp -g then npm rebuild bcrypt --build-from-source
• Delete the folder containing npm-bcrypt on the deployment server inside your project folder node_modules (..programs\server\node_modules). On the deployment server, run npm install bcrypt

Hope one helpsyou