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3.03.2.1 React Script Error

react script is not recognized error​

If you installed create-react-app from Linux, like I did, and then try to run npm start from Windows (while in the same installation folder), you might get an error:

PowerShell
❯ npm start

> react-complete-guide@0.1.0 start F:\parsh\static\react\react-complete-guide
> react-scripts start

'react-scripts' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! react-complete-guide@0.1.0 start: `react-scripts start`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
...

If so, you can help simply dependency reinstall with:

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json

And then:

npm i

If the Error Persist​

danger

You might run into a hidden error: spaces and other unnecessary characters in the file path name.

If you still get the script error, you may need to replace all spaces and (,) characters with dashes - in the filenames and parent folders names of your project.