ng serve throwing error - ERROR in Could not resolve module /C/ i ｢wdm｣: Failed to compile.

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Versions

node version v8.11.3 npm version 6.4.1

Repro steps

https://github.com/DeborahK/Angular-GettingStarted

Run the project in VS code (folder APM-Start)

The log given by the failure

ng serve -o

** Angular Live Development Server is listening on localhost:4200, open your browser on http://localhost:4200/ ** Date: 2018-12-10T00:54:55.452Z Hash: aa987cb762275e989b79 Time: 4786ms chunk {main} main.js, main.js.map (main) 1.87 kB [initial] [rendered] chunk {polyfills} polyfills.js, polyfills.js.map (polyfills) 92.4 kB [initial] [rendered]4 kB [initial] [rendered] try] [rendered] chunk {runtime} runtime.js, runtime.js.map (runtime) 6.08 kB [enl] [rendered]try] [rendered] ] [rendered] chunk {styles} styles.js, styles.js.map (styles) 16.5 kB [initial] [rendered] chunk {vendor} vendor.js, vendor.js.map (vendor) 318 kB [initial] [rendered]

ERROR in Could not resolve module /C/ i ｢wdm｣: Failed to compile.

Desired functionality

Application must run fine (load index.html page)

Mention any other details that might be useful

Running the project in VS Code environment

[filipemelo]

I had simmilar bug, and in my case it was because the folder had in the name “#”. I was doing a project on C# and put on the project on "C:/Code/C#"and I changed the name to “C:/Code/CSharp” and solved my problem. I saw that some people put the project on "H:/#httpdocs"and the “#” my be the cause.

[girishuppal]

I believe we can close this issue now. As it continues to appear in my machine and others are unable to reproduce