3 ways to solve below error while creating a new React app. This issue basically happens due to corrupt npm cache

Error

npm ERR! Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near ‘…IQm+fFFJjZGEbtrZiQZGt’

Solution 1 - Delete npm cache

Clean npm cache by running npm cache clean --force

Solution 2 - remove .npm directory

Go to home directory for your operating system and delete .npm folder

Solution 3 - Use Yarn instead

If above two solutions do not work for you, create react app using Yarn

After, fixing the problematic npm cache try running again npx create-react-app client