error cb.apply is not a function

[allaura-dev]

• Node.js Version:
  {
  npm: '4.6.1',
  ares: '1.16.0',
  brotli: '1.0.7',
  cldr: '37.0',
  icu: '67.1',
  llhttp: '2.0.4',
  modules: '83',
  napi: '6',
  nghttp2: '1.41.0',
  node: '14.6.0',
  openssl: '1.1.1g',
  tz: '2020a',
  unicode: '13.0',
  uv: '1.38.1',
  v8: '8.4.371.19-node.12',
  zlib: '1.2.11'
  }
• OS: Windows 10
• Scope (install, code, runtime, meta, other?): runtime

I can not do anything with my npm as I keep receiving "error cb.apply is not a function"

• I have tried to clear the cache but it can not due to this error
• I removed everything to do with does and the tools it downloads with it and reinstalled with windows up to date then rebooted but still receive the same error
  -i have tried npm doctor but failed due to this error
• I have checked the path is correct for nodejs and node_modules
  How can i fix this issue?

Error chache information

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [
1 verbose cli 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'C:\Users\allie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'install'
1 verbose cli ]
2 info using npm@4.6.1
3 info using node@v12.18.3
4 verbose config Skipping project config: C:\Users\allie/.npmrc. (matches userconfig)
5 silly install loadCurrentTree
6 silly install readLocalPackageData
7 verbose stack TypeError: cb.apply is not a function
7 verbose stack at C:\Users\allie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:287:18
7 verbose stack at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:169:5)
8 verbose cwd C:\Users\allie
9 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.19041
10 verbose argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\allie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install"
11 verbose node v12.18.3
12 verbose npm v4.6.1
13 error cb.apply is not a function
14 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[travisredington]

Yeah having the same issue with node 12.18.3 & 14.6.0

[allaura-dev]

I solved it on both my computers. One needed more work on it.
Option 1:
Follow this directory
C:\Users(your username)\AppData\Roaming
Delete the npm folder and if there is one npm cache folder.
Run npm clean cache —force ( — force is now required to clean cache)
You should be good now if not do option 2.

Option 2:
Follow this directory
C:\Users(your username)\AppData\Roaming
Delete the npm folder and if there is one mom cache folder.
Run npm clean cache —force ( — force is now required to clean cache)
Make sure everything to do with Nodejs is deleted and uninstalled.
Reinstall Nodejs.
You should be good now.

[travisredington]

great, will try sometime soon, thanks!

[MattKehrls]

First Option worked great for me, thanks! (v.12.18.3)

[blackthought286]

worked. Thanks

[travisredington]

Yeah, option 1 worked for me as well! Thanks! ( using v14.6.0 )

[aldanin]

First option worked for me.
Thanks a bunch!

[shuiche-it]

mac how to do?

[Ivo-Balbaert]

Thank you very much!!

[AHassanSOS]

This error is new. It happens if I try to install npm twice in the row.

[kulor]

I found resolve in downgrading to Node 12.18.2 as the graceful-fs that was being used was hard linked by an older dependency of mine. For the lazy (Linux):

NODE_VERSION=12.18.2
curl -sSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v$NODE_VERSION/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz" | sudo tar --strip-components=2 -xJ -C /usr/local/bin/ node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64/bin/node

[ridhi-mago]

I solved it on both my computers. One needed more work on it.
Option 1:
Follow this directory
C:\Users(your username)\AppData\Roaming
Delete the npm folder and if there is one mom cache folder.
Run npm clean cache —force ( — force is now required to clean cache)
You should be good now if not do option 2.

Option 2:
Follow this directory
C:\Users(your username)\AppData\Roaming
Delete the npm folder and if there is one mom cache folder.
Run npm clean cache —force ( — force is now required to clean cache)
Make sure everything to do with Nodejs is deleted and uninstalled.
Reinstall Nodejs.
You should be good now.

First option worked!! Thanks!