After updating to macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 i can no longer use NPM commands

average person wrote:

After updating to 14.2.1, my npm update, install, start, etc. commands no longer work; if I run them, they freeze after starting. for example

Check for updates to macOS, npm, and React, then contact the folks supporting these packages.

Here are the fora where React suggests asking questions: https://react.dev/community

For npm: https://www.npmjs.com/support

I too faced this same issue. After upgrading to Sonoma, npm start wasn't working in react projects and any other node projects as well.

The solution that I have found that has worked is to delete the node_modules folder and re-install it using the npm install command. This fixed it for me.

I came across this solution on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/react/comments/16tkx8k/macos_sonama_vscode_npm_start_fix/