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[BUG] <ExFat file system installs fail when updating packages> #1201
Description
What / Why
When trying to upgrade packages on a exFat formatted drive the install fails.
Same behaviour with audit fix
When
- everytime i try to run npm i with updated versions in
package.json
Where
- any
How
Current Behavior
npm ERR! code EINVAL
npm ERR! EINVAL: invalid argument, read
Steps to Reproduce
- formatting a drive to exFat
- opening a node project on that drive
- installing a dependency
- changing the version of that dependency
- execute change with
npm i
Expected Behavior
- that the package gets updated.
Who
- n/a
Activity
kennethnym commentedon Nov 3, 2020
npm only has problems with exFAT drives on Linux/Windows. I've never had any problem with them on macOS, which is very weird.
Namstel commentedon Nov 16, 2020
I'm also encountering this issue on Windows 10 and an external SSD drive with the exFAT filesystem.
Namstel commentedon Nov 26, 2020
I've also managed to bypass this issue when using WSL on Windows 10.
darcyclarke commentedon Jun 2, 2021
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dxvv-software commentedon Jul 14, 2023
it works fine on windows, but not on linux