Help, I get this error failed to create junction point to ../../../node_modules/prettier

[devNoah2001]

Summary

I get this error after trying to add Resend to my application.

failed to create junction point to ../../../node_modules/prettier

I have NextJS version 16.1.4

Additional information

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Example

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[Dagris]

This error is specific to Windows and usually happens when the package manager tries to create a symlink for a binary (like prettier) but the destination file is locked by another process or lacks permission.

to clear the lock:

1. Close any running processes

• Stop your Next.js dev server (Ctrl + C).
• Important: Close VS Code completely.

2. Clean Re-install
run:

# Remove the locked folder and lockfile
rm -r node_modules
rm package-lock.json  # or yarn.lock / pnpm-lock.yaml

# Clear cache to avoid corrupted binaries
npm cache clean --force

# Reinstall
npm install