# remove-node-modules

> Helps Windows developers remove node modules folder

Latest version **1.7.6** (published 2019-08-31) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install remove-node-modules
pnpm add remove-node-modules
yarn add remove-node-modules
bun add remove-node-modules
```

Provides the command `remove-node-modules`.

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.6 |
| Published | 2019-08-31 |
| First published | 2016-10-07 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 3.8 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 25 |
| Author | Jamie Kelly |
| Maintainers | de__bug |
| Keywords | node, windows, node_modules, remove node_modules folder, delete node_modules folder, remove node modules folder, delete node modules folder |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/remove-node-modules
- Repository: https://github.com/j-quelly/node-cleanup
- Homepage: https://github.com/j-quelly/node-cleanup#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/j-quelly/node-cleanup/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/remove-node-modules

## Dependencies (2)

- [del](https://npm.io/package/del.md) ^2.2.2
- [colors](https://npm.io/package/colors.md) ^1.1.2

## Alternatives

- [@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin](https://npm.io/package/@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin.md) — 14.8M weekly downloads
- [pusher-js](https://npm.io/package/pusher-js.md) — 2.0M weekly downloads
- [browserify](https://npm.io/package/browserify.md) — 1.7M weekly downloads
- [sqs-consumer](https://npm.io/package/sqs-consumer.md) — 1.7M weekly downloads
- [@sanity/eventsource](https://npm.io/package/@sanity/eventsource.md) — 930.8K weekly downloads

## Recent versions

- 1.7.6 (latest) — 2019-08-31
- 1.7.5 — 2019-08-31
- 1.7.4 — 2018-05-28
- 1.7.3 — 2018-05-28
- 1.7.2 — 2016-11-05
- 1.7.1 — 2016-10-27
- 1.7.0 — 2016-10-13
- 1.6.2 — 2016-10-12
- 1.6.1 — 2016-10-11
- 1.5.17 — 2016-10-09
- 1.5.16 — 2016-10-07
- 1.5.15 — 2016-10-07
- 1.5.14 — 2016-10-07
- 1.5.13 — 2016-10-07
- 1.5.12 — 2016-10-07
- … 12 more at https://npm.io/package/remove-node-modules/versions

## README

# remove-node-modules

Helps Windows developers remove node_modules folder.

If you're unable to remove the node modules folder on Windows 7 from explorer and receive an error similar to this:

> The source file name(s) are larger than is supported by the file system. > Try moving to a location which has a shorter path name, or try renaming > to shorter name(s) before attempting this operation

### Current Version: 1.7.6

## Getting Started With Yarn

`$ yarn global add remove-node-modules`

## Getting Started With NPM

`$ npm install -g remove-node-modules`

## Default Usage

1. Navigate to project root
2. `$ remove-node-modules`

## Alternative Usage

`$ remove-node-modules /path/to/directory`

## Contributing

Feel free to contribute!

## Changelog

- v1.7.2 (08/31/2019) - patches security vulnerability
- v1.7.2 (11/5/2016) - updates documentation
- v1.7.1 (10/26/2016) - fixes bug in index.js
- v1.7.0 (10/13/2016) - updated friendly message
- v1.6.2 (10/12/2016) - fixes alternative usage bug
- v1.6.1 (10/11/2016) - available on yarn
- v1.0.0 (10/7/2016) - published to npmjs
- v0.1.3 (12/26/2015) - added return in front of cleanup callback
- v0.1.2 (12/17/2015) - added .gitignore

---
_Source: https://npm.io/package/remove-node-modules · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. Health data is recomputed on every publish._