title: npm ERR! Error: EPERM: sysCall: 'RENAME', Operation not permitted
body: <p>When I execute <strong>npm install</strong> I get the following error:</p>
  <pre><code>npm ERR! code EPERM
  npm ERR! syscall rename
  npm ERR! path C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\@tootallnate
  npm ERR! dest C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\@tootallnate
  npm ERR! errno -4048
  npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\@tootallnate' -&gt; 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\@tootallnate'
  npm ERR!  { [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\@tootallnate' -&gt; 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\@tootallnate']
  npm ERR!   cause:
  npm ERR!    { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\.node-gyp.DELETE\node_modules\@tootallnate' -&gt; 'C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\Downloads\ServiceQualityFinal\react-reduction\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\@tootallnate'
  npm ERR!      errno: -4048,
  npm ERR!      code: 'EPERM',
  npm ERR!      syscall: 'rename',
  npm ERR!      path:
  npm ERR!       'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\.node-gyp.DELETE\\node_modules\\@tootallnate',
  npm ERR!      dest:
  npm ERR!       'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\node_modules\\@tootallnate' },
  npm ERR!   stack:
  npm ERR!    'Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename \'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\.node-gyp.DELETE\\node_modules\\@tootallnate\' -&gt; \'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\node_modules\\@tootallnate\'',
  npm ERR!   errno: -4048,
  npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
  npm ERR!   syscall: 'rename',
  npm ERR!   path:
  npm ERR!    'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\.node-gyp.DELETE\\node_modules\\@tootallnate',
  npm ERR!   dest:
  npm ERR!    'C:\\Users\\Vaneeza10698\\Downloads\\ServiceQualityFinal\\react-reduction\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\node_modules\\@tootallnate',
  npm ERR!   parent: 'npm' }
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
  npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
  npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
  npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
  npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
  
  npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
  npm ERR!     C:\Users\Vaneeza10698\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2022-02-22T06_28_43_606Z-debug.log
  </code></pre>
  <p>I have done the following so far and still no result</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Deleted node_modules and package-lock.json file</li>
  <li>npm cache clean --force</li>
  <li>npm install --force</li>
  <li>Delete node and npm and installed again.</li>
  <li>Reboot the system</li>
  <li>Check permissions</li>
  <li>Turn off firewall</li>
  <li>Run cmd as administrator</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Node version: 10.23.0
  NPM Version: 6.14.8</p>
  <p>Any help will be appreciated.</p>