internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582 throw err

Question

I'm getting following Console Error. Error : Cannot find module

Here is the full error i'm getting in console. What should I do?

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\User\Desktop\NodeJsProject\app.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:580:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:506:25)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:741:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:285:19)
    at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:739:3)

Answer 1

For All => Windows, Linux, Mac

1. Delete the node_modules directory
2. Delete the package-lock.json file
3. Run npm install
4. Run npm start

For Linux

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json && npm install && npm start

Answer 2

I had the same issue when I first tried on node js.
I noticed this issue was happening to me because I had some .js files with same names in different directories, which were in the same main directory.
I created another directory outside the main project folder, and created a .js file.
After that, it ran fine.
ex- app.js

Answer 3

try the following command

remove node_modules and package-lock.json

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json

then run the following command to install dependencies

npm install

finally, run your package by the following command.

npm start

Answer 4

What helped me was to place the .js file that I was working with in a new folder, drag and drop that folder into VS Code (to open the directory directly in VS Code), open the terminal in VS Code, and then simply type node <filename>.js (or in my case node index.js).

I had already installed node on my system, but for whatever reason, I was still getting the error that you've mentioned, even when I typed the direct path to the file i.e. node /desktop/index.js.

So, creating a new folder on my desktop, placing the .js file inside that folder, opening that folder within VS Code, and then typing node index.js in the terminal solved my issue.