Node npm windows file paths are too long to install packages

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The problem with deeply nested folders on Windows has been mostly solved starting with npm version 3.x.

According to npm:

.npm@3 makes the install “maximally flat” by hoisting everything it can to the top level node_modules. This means nesting only occurs on conflicts and as such, trees should never get very deep. As such, the windows path length limitation shouldn’t be run into.

I have just installed npm 3.1.0 and tried it out on a package that was throwing the dreaded The specified path, file name, or both are too long error.

The problem went away.

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