[QUESTION] npm install - Random error 'tarball data for @... seems to be corrupted' ?

[john232322]

What / Why

'npm install' for the following package.json causes this random error:

npm WARN tarball tarball data for @progress/kendo-angular-intl@2.0.0 (sha512-vQTTwfIDJciocQUeVoqBVpoZsay8kNCh2210Clz/oYzUeaQNlvRlKMHJyvX7ZY7sB8wqjmWT2OaB9ry1SobbzA==) seems to be corrupted. Trying one more time.

npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall unlink
npm ERR! path C:\App\ClientApp\node_modules\.staging\@progress\kendo-angular-intl-d19ac652\locales\json\agq\currencies.json
npm ERR! errno -4048

What could be the reason?

NPM version 6.14.4

Where

{
  "name": "app",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "ng": "ng",
    "start": "ng serve",
    "build": "ng build",
    "build:ssr": "ng run APP:server:dev",
    "test": "ng test",
    "lint": "ng lint",
    "e2e": "ng e2e"
  },
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/cdk": "^9.2.4",
    "@angular/common": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/compiler": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/core": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/forms": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/platform-server": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/router": "8.2.12",
    "@nguniversal/module-map-ngfactory-loader": "8.1.1",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-buttons": "^5.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-common": "^1.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-dateinputs": "^4.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-dialog": "^4.1.1",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-dropdowns": "^4.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-excel-export": "^3.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-grid": "^4.6.1",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-inputs": "^6.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-intl": "^2.0.1",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-l10n": "^2.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-layout": "^4.1.5",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-pdf-export": "^2.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-popup": "^3.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-angular-upload": "^5.2.0",
    "@progress/kendo-data-query": "^1.0.0",
    "@progress/kendo-drawing": "^1.5.12",
    "@progress/kendo-theme-bootstrap": "^4.9.0",
    "aspnet-prerendering": "^3.0.1",
    "bootstrap": "^4.3.1",
    "core-js": "^3.3.3",
    "file-saver": "^2.0.2",
    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
    "guid-typescript": "^1.0.9",
    "jquery": "3.4.1",
    "karma-firefox-launcher": "^1.2.0",
    "oidc-client": "^1.9.1",
    "popper.js": "^1.16.0",
    "rxjs": "^6.5.3",
    "tslib": "^1.9.0",
    "zone.js": "0.9.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.803.14",
    "@angular/cli": "8.3.14",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "8.2.12",
    "@angular/language-service": "8.2.12",
    "@types/jasmine": "~3.4.4",
    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.8",
    "@types/node": "~12.11.6",
    "codelyzer": "^5.2.0",
    "jasmine-core": "~3.5.0",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1",
    "karma": "^4.4.1",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~3.1.0",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "~2.1.0",
    "karma-jasmine": "~2.0.1",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1.4.2",
    "typescript": "3.5.3",
    "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^3.6.0"
  },
  "optionalDependencies": {
    "node-sass": "^4.12.0",
    "protractor": "~5.4.2",
    "ts-node": "~8.4.1",
    "tslint": "~5.20.0"
  }
}

[frankforward]

i had o upgrade @progress/kendo-angular-intl to the latest 3.1.0 and the error went away

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