Answer:
To resolve the issue of running Metro (the local dev server) from the wrong folder, follow these steps:
- Check if Metro is currently running. If it is, you need to stop it first before restarting it in the correct folder.
- Open your command line interface (CLI) or terminal and navigate to the current project folder where you want to run Metro.
- Stop Metro by typing the following command and pressing Enter:
npm run metro --reset-cache
After stopping Metro, you can now restart it in the current project folder. Here’s an example of how to start Metro:
- Open your command line interface (CLI) or terminal.
- Navigate to the correct folder.
- Run the command
npm start
oryarn start
to start Metro.
By following these steps, you should be able to stop Metro if it is running from the wrong folder and restart it in the current project folder successfully.