Cannot find module 'prettier' error

Cannot find module 'prettier' error #

To solve the error "Cannot find module 'prettier'", make sure to install the prettier package by opening your terminal in your project's root directory and running the following command: npm install --save-dev prettier.

Open your terminal in your project's root directory (where your package.json file is located) and run the following command:

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npm install --save-dev prettier

This will add the prettier package to the development dependencies of your project.

If the error is not resolved, try to delete your node_modules and package-lock.json (not package.json) files, re-run npm install and restart your IDE.

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# 👇️ delete node_modules and package-lock.json
rm -rf node_modules
rm -f package-lock.json

# 👇️ clean npm cache
npm cache clean --force

npm install

Make sure to restart your IDE and dev server if the error persists. VSCode often glitches and a reboot solves things sometimes.

If you're still getting the "Cannot find module 'prettier'" error, open your package.json file and make sure it contains the prettier package in the devDependencies object.

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{
  // ... rest
  "devDependencies": {
    "prettier": "^2.6.1",
  }
}

You can try to manually add the line and re-run npm install.

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npm install

Or try installing the latest version of the package by running the following command:

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npm install --save-dev prettier@latest

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Cannot find module 'prettier' error

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