[Fix] TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The “path” argument must be of type string. Received undefined

Have you run into the error “TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The “path” argument must be of type string. Received undefined”? In this story I’ll go over three fixes you can try to get rid of this error.

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This story will cover three possible fixes:

1. Upgrade react-scripts
2. Change react-scripts from 3.x.x to 3.4.1
3. Setting the HOME environment variable

1: Upgrade react-scripts

To begin fix #1, open your project folder in your terminal and run the following command:

npm install react-scripts@latest

2: Change react-scripts from 3.x.x to 3.4.1

To begin fix #2, open your package.json file. Search for “react-scripts” and change the version from “3.x.x” to “3.4.1”. Run npm install or yarn install after saving package.json.

Optional: Delete your node_modules folder before running npm install or yarn install.

3: Set the HOME environment variable

To begin fix #3, we need to set an environment variable in our OS.

To set an environment variable in Windows, open Command Prompt in Administrator mode and run the following command:

setx HOME "%USERPROFILE%"

To set an environment variable in macOS / OS X or Linux, open your terminal and run the following command:

Note: replace /your/path with the home path in your OS.

export HOME=/your/path

After changing the environment variables, run npm install or yarn install

Feel free to leave a response if you run into any issues or something is unclear. Happy Coding and God Bless!