Kevin Powell - Community•2d ago

Cache error message

I want to follow along Kevin's YouTube video: "Turn static HTML/CSS into a blog with CMS using the JAMStack". When I run the "npm start" command, I get the following error messages:

[23040:1122/181852.630:ERROR:cache_util_win.cc(20)] Unable to move the cache: Access denied. (0x5)
[23040:1122/181852.630:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(208)] Unable to create cache

[23040:1122/181852.630:ERROR:cache_util_win.cc(20)] Unable to move the cache: Access denied. (0x5)
[23040:1122/181852.630:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(208)] Unable to create cache

I have tried clearing the browser cache, running Chrome as Administrator, and deleting the Cache folder in the Chrome folder, but nothing works. Please help - this is why I prefer the Front of the Front-End! 😒

36 Replies

ἔρως•2d ago

do you know where that cache is? the message is supposed to have a path somewhere

IslandstoneOP•2d ago

No. It seems it's a Chromium source file. Searching for it on the computer yields no results.

ἔρως•2d ago

whats the entire output?

IslandstoneOP•2d ago

> [email protected] start
> eleventy --serve


[21072:1122/201622.609:ERROR:cache_util_win.cc(20)] Unable to move the cache: Ingen tilgang. (0x5)
[21072:1122/201622.609:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(208)] Unable to create cache
PS C:\DATA\Web Design\EXPERIMENTATION\eleventy-test\11ty-blog-site>

> [email protected] start
> eleventy --serve


[21072:1122/201622.609:ERROR:cache_util_win.cc(20)] Unable to move the cache: Ingen tilgang. (0x5)
[21072:1122/201622.609:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(208)] Unable to create cache
PS C:\DATA\Web Design\EXPERIMENTATION\eleventy-test\11ty-blog-site>

"Ingen tilgang" meaning "access denied".

ἔρως•2d ago

yikes! do you have the configuration file?

IslandstoneOP•2d ago

module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {

    return {
        dir: {
            input: "src",
            output: "public"
        }
    };
}

module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {

    return {
        dir: {
            input: "src",
            output: "public"
        }
    };
}

ἔρως•2d ago

do you have a .cache folder?

IslandstoneOP•2d ago

ἔρως•2d ago

and there isn't a cache folder anywhere?

clevermissfox•2d ago

And make sure your settings are showing hidden field Whoops OPs settings

ἔρως•21h ago

oh, yeah, that too

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

There is a cache folder for Google Chrome, where I have deleted most of the files. I have also checked the Permissions for this folder. Yup, hidden elements are shown in File Explorer.

ἔρως•16h ago

did you checked the permissions of the folder you have the project in?

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

Yes

ἔρως•16h ago

did you made sure that everybody has access to it?

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

I just tried running "npm start" from the Windows Terminal instead of the terminal in VS Code. Same result...

ἔρως•16h ago

and have you tried to reinstall the modules?

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

node_modules?

Jochem•16h ago

Unless I severely misuderstand the project, this has nothing to do with your browser cache

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

Chat GTP says it is..."The error message you're encountering indicates that Google Chrome is unable to move the cache files, and the specific error code 0x5 corresponds to an "Access Denied" issue"

ἔρως•16h ago

🤦 you're listening to an hallucination

Jochem•16h ago

you're getting this from NPM though, which has nothing to do with your browser

ἔρως•16h ago

and yes

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

Ah. Maybe I should try just deleting all the files, and start from scratch?

ἔρως•16h ago

try renaming the folder instead, so you don't lose it

Jochem•16h ago

To expand on what Epic said here: ChatGPT can be an occasionally useful tool to get a quick answer to a problem, but you absolutely positively have to remember that ChatGPT isn't intelligent. It doesn't understand anything. It's hopped up predictive text that's just really, really good at stringing together random words so that it looks like it knows what it's talking about. I've been using it for a bunch of programming and non-programming stuff, but it very frequently is just play wrong, and how you ask it questions can very much influence what it answers. If you mention chrome in your question for example, you'll get an answer that's tailored to chrome. It's a tool, but it's a very, very unreliable tool And if you're astonished that npm and chrome have nothing to do with each other, you definitely don't have the background needed to judge whether ChatGPT is hallucinating or telling the truth, so I'd recommend using it as little as possible while you're trying to learn something until you can tell what it is and isn't good at

IslandstoneOP•16h ago

I see. Usually I don't use it at all, but usually I do less technical things.

ἔρως•16h ago

it gave you an almost correct answer, except google chrome doesn't move cache files and has nothing to do with npm what it said is the equivalent of "turnips meaty flavour is a great replacement for flour in a cake"

clevermissfox•15h ago

This example of a hallucinations is amazing

IslandstoneOP•15h ago

Tried to delete project and try again from scratch. Still stuck.....

IslandstoneOP•15h ago

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-stewie-griffin-gone-crazy-insane-letter-l-gif-17135412

Tenor

ἔρως•15h ago

same issue? 🤣 it came to my mind randomly

IslandstoneOP•15h ago

Same issue.

ἔρως•14h ago

🤔 are you running the commands in wsl?

IslandstoneOP•14h ago

Windows Subsystem for Linux? No.

ἔρως•14h ago

then i really am out of ideas

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