A software component or section of a program that includes one or more procedures is called a module. A program is composed of one or more separately created modules. By allowing the programmer to concentrate on only one aspect of the software application’s operation, modules simplify the job of the programmer. “Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’” is a common error that happens in many ways. In this blog we will give you some methods to fix it. Let’s read it.

When Do You Get The “Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’”?

When you are attempting to use @babel/core, you may encounter the following error:

Error: Cannot find module '@babel/core'

What is node Babel?

The toolchain known as Babel is mostly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ code into a backwards-compatible JavaScript version for use in both modern and outdated browsers and environments. The key benefits of using Babel for you are as follows: Convert syntax Features which are absent from your target environment should be polyfilled (via a third-party polyfill such as core-js) changes to the source code (codemods) plus more! (For inspiration, watch these videos)

The node Babel is a CLI which is identical to the Node.js CLI in functionality and has the advantage of compiling with presets and plugins for Babel before using.

How To Fix The “Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’”

Option 1: Set up babel/core

Setting up babel/core is the simplest way to fix the error “Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’”.

Set up babel/core by the following command, but first you need to remove node modules and the package-lock.json file. Now let’s set up npm by using npm i and after that run the command below.

npm install @babel/core --save

Option 2: Relaunch your development server and IDE

Relaunching your development server and IDE is a great way for you to solve the problem “Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’”. Let’s try it.

Option 3: Remove the current npm

You also can remove the current npm uninstall babel-core babel-preset-env babel-preset-react and includes their new names npm install --save-dev @babel/core @babel/preset-env @babel/preset-react. That will work perfectly for you.

Option 4: Remove your node_modules and package-lock.json

If you do not want to remove the current npm, you also can remove your node_modules and package-lock.json (not package.json) files, then run npm install again and reslaunch your IDE. Look at the following example to further understand about this method:

remove node_modules and package-lock.json
rm -rf node_modules rm -f package-lock.json
clean npm cache
npm cache clean --force
npm install

Option 5: Run the following command

Excepting the solutions mentioned above, there is another way for you to solve the “Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’”. Let’s run the following command:

npm install --save-dev @babel/core @babel/preset-env

And

npm install --save-dev @babel/preset-react

These options mentioned above are very simple, right? However, they work flawlessly for you. After applying them, your error will completely disappear and your program will work well without any errors. So, let’s use them to get your desired results.

Conclusion

“Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/core’” is a confusing problem. We hope this blog has helped you clear the air around how to do it. If you have more questions about this topic, please leave a comment below. Thank you for reading; we are always excited when one of our posts can provide useful information on a topic like this!

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