How to clean node_modules folder packages that are not in Package.json

In this tutorial, we are going to learn about how to clean the extra packages in a node_modules folder that are not present in the package.json file using npm.

Cleaning node_modules folder packages

To remove the node_modules folder packages that are not present in the package.json file, we can use the npm prune command followed by the package name.

Here is an example, that removes the express package from the node_modules folder.

npm prune express

for removing multiple packages use:

npm prune express cors

Second way

We can also remove the extra packages by deleting the node_modules folder and reinstall it using the npm uninstall command.