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Error: Node Sass version 5.0.0 is incompatible with ^4.0.0

Hello Guys How are you all ? hope you all are fine. Recently I’ve created a blank React project, using the command: npx create-react-app on npm v7.0.7 and Node v15.0.1. and then I tried to import blank .scss file to App component: But I am Facing This Below Error.

Error Stack :

Failed to compile.

./src/App.scss (./node_modules/css-loader/dist/cjs.js??ref--5-oneOf-6-1!./node_modules/postcss-loader/src??postcss!./node_modules/resolve-url-loader??ref--5-oneOf-6-3!./node_modules/s
ass-loader/dist/cjs.js??ref--5-oneOf-6-4!./src/App.scss)
Error: Node Sass version 5.0.0 is incompatible with ^4.0.0.

Cause Of Error ?

I’ve created a blank React project, using the command: npx create-react-app on npm v7.0.7 and Node v15.0.1

Installed:

  • React v17.0.1,
  • node-sass v5.0.0,

Then I tried to import blank .scss file to App component: How to solve this error ?

The only reason why you get some error like that, it’s because your node version is not compatible with your node-sass version.

Solutions For This Error.

Error: Node Sass version 5.0.0 is incompatible with ^4.0.0.

Question : How to solve Error: Node sass version 5.0.0 incompatible with ^4.0.0 ?

Answer : This Error Occurs Cause of version incompatible with sass version. Just uninstall node-sass and reinstall with below command line. that will solve your error.

Solution 1 : Uninstall node-sass

  1. npm uninstall node-sass
  2. npm install node-sass@4.14.1

Or, if using yarn (default in newer CRA versions)

  1. yarn remove node-sass
  2. yarn add node-sass@4.14.1

Solution 2 : Downgrade node-sass

  1. don’t install node-sass 5.0.0 yet (major version was just bumped).
  2. Uninstall node-sass
  3. npm uninstall node-sass
  4. Then install the latest version (before 5.0)
  5. npm install node-sass@4.14.1

Solution 3 : Use sass By

  1. Uninstall node-sass
npm uninstall node-sass

2. use sass by:

npm install -g sass
npm install --save-dev sass

Solution 4 : yarn remove node-sass

  1. If you happen to use CRA with default yarn package manager use the following. Worked for me.
yarn remove node-sass 
yarn add node-sass@4.14.1

Solution 5 : This is version problem

This is version problem, install the right dependant version.

npm uninstall node-sass
npm install node-sass@4.14.1

Solution 6 : Follow Below Steps

  1. stop the server
  2. run commands are npm uninstall node-sass
  3. check node-sass in package.json if node-sass is available in the file then again run Step2.
  4. npm install node-sass@4.14.1 <=== run command
  5. wait until the command successfully runs.
  6. start-server using npm start

Summery

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