Missing dependencies in package.json while creating React App

Question

I have created App using create-react-app and npx create-react-app my-app,create-react-app my-app --use-npm and many other possible options available on the internet. But i am getting the below message after project creation "Missing dependencies in package.json" and when i try to start the app using npm start entering the app folder i get the below error.

D:\ReactNative\ReactApplication\my-app1>npm start npm ERR! missing script: start

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:

Contents of the Package.json file created in App folder is as mentioned below

{ "name": "my-app1", "version": "0.1.0", "private": true }

Do let me know how to make React work on my System

System and other details mentioned below. OS: Windows10 Node: v12.14.0 npm: 6.13.4

Regards, Nitesh

the package.json content is alraedy shown for app my-app1. { "name": "my-app1", "version": "0.1.0", "private": true } — Nitesh Kumar

Ericgit Ericgit · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-19T02:03:56

Just delete the old project folder and install a new one.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

OR run below command in the project directory, because the app isn't installed completely. Recommended to Install new like above example

npm install

Missing dependencies in package.json while creating React App

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