From f0f0a63f6c7ab143c92da6626cb196d1d2cefd23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CanbiZ <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:09:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improve npm cache cleanup fallback logic

Adds a fallback to manually remove the npm cache directory if 'npm cache clean --force' fails during cleanup. This ensures the cache is cleared even if the npm command encounters an error.
---
 misc/core.func | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index d658d8efa..8bc8d5791 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -818,7 +818,10 @@ cleanup_lxc() {
   # Node.js npm
   if command -v npm &>/dev/null; then
     $STD npm cache verify 2>/dev/null || true
-    $STD npm cache clean --force 2>/dev/null || true
+    # Clean cache with fallback to manual removal if command fails
+    if ! $STD npm cache clean --force 2>/dev/null; then
+      rm -rf /root/.npm/_cacache 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
   fi
   # Node.js yarn
   if command -v yarn &>/dev/null; then $STD yarn cache clean || true; fi