Fixing the Claude Code npm ENOTEMPTY Error on macOS
The Problem
When using Claude Code, you may occasionally see this message appear:
✗ Auto-update failed · Try claude doctor or npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Following the suggested fix by running the npm install command results in the following error:
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
npm error code ENOTEMPTY
npm error