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Yarn PM not working in Windows when the User folder(UserProfile env var) has space in folder name or path

As stated in title, the Yarn PM(package manager), that I just installed in my system(Windows 11 64Bit) doesn't work if there's space(s) in my UserProfile folder path.

My User folder name is "Firstname Surname" and thus when I try yarn create nuxt-app hello_world, after a few success steps, it throws the below error and exits:

    - create-nuxt-app
'C:\Users\Firstname' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
error Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: C:\Users\Firstname Surname\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\create-nuxt-app
Arguments: hello_world
Directory: <path/to/my/project>
Output:

I already tried doing what this answer suggested, but in vain, I guess the yarn doesn't use npm-cache for create-app-<x> commands.

Am I wrong in assuming that ? NuxtJS is installed in my system, so no issues there.

How can I fix the said error ? Ofcourse I would try to avoid changing my User profile folder name.

Solution

  • Solution 1

    First, run these commands:

    yarn cache dir
yarn global bin

    An example output should look similar to:

    C:\Users\Firstname Lastname\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache\v6
C:\Users\Firstname Lastname\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin

    Copy both outputs, and run the following two commands, with slight modification according to your username Firstname:

    yarn config set cache-folder "C:\Users\Firstname~1\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache" 
yarn config set prefix "C:\Users\Firstname~1\AppData\Local\Yarn"

    Attempt to use yarn create, if it doesn't work try Solution 2.

    Solution 2

    Problematic path used as example: C:\Users\FirstName LastName

    Close any running shell Run cmd in Administrative Mode (mklink is a feature of cmd, and won't work in PowerShell)

    Create a directory junction (directory hard link) using the mklink command:

    mklink /J "C:\Users\FirstNameLastName" "C:\Users\FirstName LastName"

    Run commands

    yarn cache dir
yarn global bin

    Take note of the output, they will look something like this:

    C:\Users\FirstName LastName\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache\v6
C:\Users\FirstName LastName\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin

    Run commands

    yarn config set cache-folder "C:\Users\FirstNameLastName\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache"
yarn config set prefix "C:\Users\FirstNameLastName\AppData\Local\Yarn"

    Reload your shell

    Run commands

    yarn cache dir
yarn global bin

    Confirm the new output

    Assuming the paths are correctly changed, yarn create should now hopefully be working.

    Source

    Yarnpkg. “Cannot Run Yarn Create if Yarn Is in a Folder Where the File Path Has a Space · Issue #6851 · Yarnpkg/Yarn.” GitHub, github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/6851.