# Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [January 21, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758 "2016-01-21T15:11:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![wanharaderta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wanharaderta](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/wanharaderta)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758/1 "2016-01-21T15:11:42Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/9/b/9be55d93b8d4c696f93cd6c244078d2692ed1b8a.PNG)

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**Author:** ![whizzkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/whizzkey/32/95593_2.png) [@whizzkey](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/whizzkey)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758/2 "2016-01-21T17:36:13Z")

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First of all, please don’t just post an image, give it some descriptive content about the process you followed to find a solution.

I guess you are not in your project directory. Did you try `ionic platform add android` ? If it gives you a similar error, then you’re not in your project directory when you call ionic

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**Author:** ![brandyshea](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/brandyshea/32/148286_2.png) [@brandyshea](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brandyshea)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758/4 "2016-01-21T18:06:14Z")

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As @whizzkey said, you are not in a project directory, you are in your user directory. You need to be in your project in order to run ionic commands.

So when you start a project you need to `cd` into the directory first:

```auto
ionic start myApp tabs
cd myApp
ionic platform add ios

```

Also, please use a descriptive title for your topics and explain the steps you took before running into the error. It is easier for people to find the topic if it has a descriptive title and easier for people to help you with more information.

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**Author:** ![wanharaderta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wanharaderta](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/wanharaderta)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758/5 "2016-01-22T04:48:39Z")

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sorry if my question is less clear I was a new member in this forum accepted the you very much for your answers

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**Author:** ![whizzkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/whizzkey/32/95593_2.png) [@whizzkey](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/whizzkey)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758/6 "2016-01-22T05:09:53Z")

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Welcome to the forum in that case!

The idea of a forum is to share accumulated knowledge.

The guys @ Ionic installed a search function on the top of the page so people can query their issues against previous posts.  
If your initial post doesn’t have a descriptive formulation of your problem, it will be less likely to be found or answered.

I generally tend to sniff through the unanswered ones but many will read just the title and decide if they are familiar with the issue or not.  
Have a read here: [http://www.gajotres.net/help-us-help-you-how-to-ask-a-good-ionic-forum-question/](http://www.gajotres.net/help-us-help-you-how-to-ask-a-good-ionic-forum-question/)

Another quick hint to help the community:  
If an answer on your post worked out for you, or if you found the sollution by your own means, please post this so other people can learn from it.

Anyways, no hard feelings, happy to help  
We all go through a learning curve every day.

Did you get it working in the end?

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**Author:** ![wanharaderta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wanharaderta](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/wanharaderta)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/41758/7 "2016-01-22T06:41:31Z")

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yess, Thank you very much 😁