Easy Solutions to ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND Error

Looking forward to solve the ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND PNPM error? This guide shows you a few possible ways you can use and resolve ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND.

Causes for ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND

ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND will have different causes based on your context. It can be:

• Running install commands.
• The version of Node.js and PNPM you are using.
• How you installed your PNPM binaries

How to solve ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND

To be on the better side first:

• (The Best Solution) You might need to use npx to install PNPM globally:

npx pnpm install --global pnpm

• Make sure you are running update Node.js and PNPM
• There are reported cases on ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND when running PNPM commands in Powershell. So try switching your command prompt.
• Try moving the project files up one folder level (up one level into the root folder) if you have a different structure.
• If you are installing PNPM on Angular, pnpm i -g @angular/cli && ng works well.

Wrapping Up

I hope you found one of the solutions to solve your ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND problems. Also check Solving ERR_PNPM_NO_MATCHING_VERSION_INSIDE_WORKSPACE Error