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[Windows] error: Could not create shared environment for package 'gulp' #928
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Does Volta require administrator Privilege to install packages ?
>volta install gulp
throws the below error on Non-Admin User, if I try the same on Admin Privileged user CMD it works fine.
"volta" "install" "gulp"
Volta v1.0.1
Could not create shared environment for package 'gulp'
Please ensure you have correct permissions to the Volta directory.
Error cause: A required privilege is not held by the client. (os error 1314)
Reacted by effedici, FiringJ and SNORLAX
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charlespierce commentedon Jan 23, 2021
Hi @flexdevguy, thanks for the question! Do you have Developer Mode turned on? Volta works by creating symlinks, so as noted in the Getting Started guide, you either need to have Developer Mode enabled or be running as an administrator. Our recommendation is to use Developer Mode, since Volta doesn't need full administrative privileges and other tools (like
npm) shouldn't be run as an administrator.If you do already have Developer Mode on, then for some reason Volta isn't able to create the symlinks within the Volta directory (
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Volta\), so my next suggestion would be to check the direct permissions on that directory.charlespierce commentedon Mar 11, 2021
Closing as there has been no response, but feel free to re-open if this is still a problem or if you have any further questions.
nirtamir2 commentedon Apr 3, 2021
Hi,
I have the same issue with installing expo-cli
@charlespierce enabled the developer mode. How to add the permissions to this directory?
Aymkdn commentedon May 4, 2021
You can open a PowerShell/CMD as an administrator (click right then run as admin) then run the command to install global package
charlespierce commentedon May 4, 2021
Hi @nirtamir2, the ability to create symlinks should be the only thing necessary. The Volta directory should be in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Volta, which generally maps toC:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Volta, so that's the directory you can check for permissions.You also may need a restart after enabling developer mode (I don't remember off the top of my head, it's been a while since I turned it on), so that's another thing to try.
nirtamir2 commentedon May 4, 2021
I don't remember how I solved it, but my issue is resolved. Volta works perfectly on my windows machine. Thanks!
klschm commentedon Jun 11, 2021
Hi,
until a few minutes ago I have had the same problem and after fighting it for many hours now I solved it by copying the whole directory structure which was installed by the MSI installer to
C:\Program Files\Voltamanually to the user folderC:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Volta(because the binaries weren't there) and then it worked.So something's wrong with the MSI imo... Imo it should not install to
C:\Program Files\Voltabut toC:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Voltaor the binaries should be copied or symlinked fromC:\Program Files\VoltatoC:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Voltaor something like this...robert1826 commentedon Aug 8, 2021
I just had this error today and it turned out that I was in fact working with volta this whole time without enabling dev mode :D .. once it was enabled the issue disappeared, I don't see any issue with the MSI (the most recent one)
dschulten commentedon Dec 27, 2021
On a German Windows enter "für Entwickler" while the Windows menu is open (no Cortana needed).
webpig commentedon Mar 3, 2023
install as an administrator is work
eleven12341241 commentedon Jun 9, 2023
Using an administrator to open cmd for installation
prateek-cs2012 commentedon Jul 12, 2023
Perfect! I spent hours on this, tried literally everything: enabling the developer mode, resetting the environment variables, restarting the PC. This worked like BANG ON!!!
JedShiMing commentedon Aug 7, 2024
谢谢
csj2000 commentedon Feb 19, 2025
Thanks for sharing, it really helps.
TamaraGeddert commentedon Apr 30, 2025
спасибо