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ENOTEMPTY in Node.js — What It Means and How to Fix It

What the Node.js/npm error ENOTEMPTY means and how to resolve it.

Published October 26, 2026

ENOTEMPTY means an attempt to remove a directory failed because it still contains files.

Key points

  • Use a recursive delete (like fs.rmSync with { recursive: true }) to remove a non-empty directory
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