corepack won't install yarn

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$ corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate
Preparing yarn@stable for immediate activation...
Internal Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'C:\Users\jop\.node\corepack\yarn\3.2.3'
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'C:\Users\jop\.node\corepack\yarn\3.2.3'

After seeing this error, I tried to assist it by making the directory but yarn.js is not found

$ New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force C:\Users\jop\.node\corepack\yarn\3.2.3
$ corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate
Preparing yarn@stable for immediate activation...
$ yarn
Internal Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\jop\.node\corepack\yarn\3.2.3\yarn.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:956:15)
    at Module.loadMainModule (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\corepack\dist\corepack.js:16234:70)
    at Module.runVersion (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\corepack\dist\corepack.js:15878:52)
    at executePackageManagerRequest (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\corepack\dist\corepack.js:16123:62)
    at async BinaryCommand.validateAndExecute (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\corepack\dist\corepack.js:12484:26)
    at async Cli.run (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\corepack\dist\corepack.js:12145:24)
    at async main (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\corepack\dist\corepack.js:16163:16)

$ corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
Preparing pnpm@latest for immediate activation...
$ pnpm
Version 7.11.0

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ChillyBotscommented, Nov 19, 2022

Same issue with corepack --version: 0.14.2 and a fresh install of node v18.12.1

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NightWatchmancommented, Nov 4, 2022

I am currently having this issue on corepack v0.14.2.

PS C:\Windows\system32> corepack enable
PS C:\Windows\system32> corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate
Preparing yarn@stable for immediate activation...
Internal Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'C:\Users\{redacted}\AppData\Local\node\corepack\yarn\3.2.4'
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'C:\Users\{redacted}\AppData\Local\node\corepack\yarn\3.2.4'
PS C:\Windows\system32> corepack --version
0.14.2

Also, I am trying to set up a build server and I’m concerned that using the user’s appdata folder will be problematic if the build process doesn’t use the logged in user.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to consider using a location like the one returned by System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData) in .NET?