Hi,
If I delete my node_modules folder, which contains dependencies needed by specific dependencies stored in my package.json file, how are my dependencies saved inside my package.json still able to work?
Are the node_modules dependencies saved somewhere else, like package.json-lock?
BTW, what exactly is package.json-lock? Thanks!
The lock file (yarn or npm) is a “housekeeping” file, auto-generated by the package manager as you make changes to your project, or when you run yarn install or npm install.
Normally, when you delete the node_modules folder, they folder and its contents are gone. You then run the package manager install command to regenerate the node_modules folder (and its contents) based on the project package.json contents.
I realize this isn’t an answer to what you experienced – not sure how your project still compiled and ran after deleting the node_modules folder.