ENOENT, no such file or directory

Question

I'm getting this error from my node app:

ENOENT, no such file or directory '~/Desktop/MyApp/newversion/partials/navigation.jade' 

I know the file is there because when I try to open the file using the exact copied and pasted path, it works. I also know the application is using the right directory because, well, it outputs it in the error.

Answer 1

I believe the previous answer is the correct answer to this problem but I was getting this error when I tried installing npm package (see below) :

The fix for me was : npm init --yes

Answer 2

Tilde expansion is a shell thing. Write the proper pathname (probably /home/yourusername/Desktop/etcetcetc) or use
process.env.HOME + '/Desktop/blahblahblah'