I have Node.js version 14.18.1 installed and I want to update to 16.10.0 for patibility for a project. To upgrade I have installed the latest version of nvm (1.1.8) and did nvm install 16.10.0. And then nvm use 16.10.0 and got the error: exit status 145: The directory is not empty. I tried looking this up, but couldn't find anyone on the internet encountering the same issue.

I have also tried adding the path at C:\Users\*user*\AppData\Roaming\nvm\settings.txt to my system environment path, but that didn't work either. Does anyone have an idea as to what might work? Thank you.

I have Node.js version 14.18.1 installed and I want to update to 16.10.0 for patibility for a project. To upgrade I have installed the latest version of nvm (1.1.8) and did nvm install 16.10.0. And then nvm use 16.10.0 and got the error: exit status 145: The directory is not empty. I tried looking this up, but couldn't find anyone on the internet encountering the same issue.

I have also tried adding the path at C:\Users\*user*\AppData\Roaming\nvm\settings.txt to my system environment path, but that didn't work either. Does anyone have an idea as to what might work? Thank you.

• javascript
• node.js
• windows-10
• nvm

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• stackoverflow./questions/28313372/… – mentat Commented Nov 11, 2021 at 1:12
• Try this suggestion of deleting the folder for windows. github./coreybutler/nvm-windows/issues/… – inrsaurabh Commented Mar 14, 2022 at 5:07

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I solved by:

Delete all contents of folder path: C:\Program Files\nodejs

and try to run nvm use 16.10.0 again.