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Error packaging electron app that uses local files
I created an App using electron that interacts with local files using IPC. When i run it using npm start, éverything works as excpected, but when i try to package the app into an .exe file using the ...
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Reset all the settings of an Electron-based app
My Electron app has a menu to Reset All of its settings. I do this by calling fs.rmSync(app.getPath('userData'), { recursive: true }) and it's working fine when it comes to, for instance, the position ...
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fs.watch doesn't return an FSWatcher instance in Electron
I have an Electron React App
Where I'm trying to call .close() on the object that I assigned an fs.watch to. But I think Vite, Electron or something is wrapping something around the object returned ...
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Convert file of consts to string and save it in fs
I'm newbie with electronjs so i tried to save my file as a TXT file via fs like this:
simple consts in
data.ts file:
export const users = [{ id: 1, name: 'a', classId: 1 }]
export const classes = [
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How to read a file from url with Node.js and Electron
How can I read a file with nodejs, even json, from url?
My file is on a server. I tried with ftp download but it is very inefficient.
Now is working on this, but is very slow for download and running.....
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How to get node fs to work in an Angular and Electron application
" The package "fs" wasn't found on the file system but is built into node. Are you trying to bundle for node? You can use "platform: 'node'" to do that, which will remove this ...
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Detecting File Closure After Saving in Electron with Chokidar
Here is the code snippet
ipcMain.handle("open-dialog", async (event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent) => {
let filePaths = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
properties: ["...
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Why does my 'if' statement only work on the second trigger of the function?
Using Node JS, Electron and the FS module I have created a function within a seperate .js file that is called into my HTML as a script and triggered from a button with onclick="ReadSerials()"...
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"Error. EPERM: operation not permitted, stat" Electron application
I'm getting the below error when getting files from the path on the client's machine:
I've function in my electron main process in which all the files are read from the path and uploaded to the ...
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nodejs fs.rm(path, { recursive: true, force: true }) throws "ENOTEMPTY: directory not empty"
import { existsSync } from "fs";
import fs from "fs/promises";
export async function makeFolder(path: string) {
if (existsSync(path)) {
try {
await fs.rm(path, { recursive: true, ...
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Js file becomes non-functional as soon as I require ipcRenderer
I was testing the ipcRenderer process for my project and I got to a point where, in my javascript file, I require ipcRenderer:
const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
In my HTML file, I have ...
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TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'readFile')
I am learning how to create an Electron react app and i want to use fs.readFileSync() in a renderer file (i'm trying to get it to work with the amazon rekognition api). I used contextBridge and ...
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Why boolean returns undefined in Electron?
I want to print whether file exists or not in boolean but it keeps returning undefined in renderer.js. I use fs module with promises and I want to make this code print only true or false.
main.js
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Electron app restarts automatically after calling fs.writeFile method
I have a problem with my electron app. I'm writing an app that creates CV's using data that user entered to it. I don't know how to prevent automatically restart after calling a fs.writeFile method. ...
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Node fs opendir does not work with electron
I am using Electron and Node fs. I want to open a directory, but the directory does not open when fs.opendir is called. Other fs methods in the same file work as intented.
My code:
const fs = require('...
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