error on npm start

[evangrim]

Unsure whether this is an FP error or environmental. But I've tried every fix I can find or think of, and any help would be appreciated.

How can this bug be reproduced?

1. Working install
2. Restart computer
3. Run NPM start and see error

What happened instead?

C:\xampplite\htdocs\mysite.dev\wp-content\themes\FoundationPress>npm start

foundationpress@2.10.3 start C:\xampplite\htdocs\mysite.dev\wp-content\themes\FoundationPress
gulp

[13:34:57] Requiring external module babel-register
fs.js:642
return binding.open(pathModule._makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), mode);
^

Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open 'C:\Users\Evan.babel.json'
at Error (native)
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:642:18)
at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:1348:33)
at save (C:\xampplite\htdocs\mysite.dev\wp-content\themes\FoundationPress\node_modules\babel-register\lib\cache.js:48:16)
at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:73:7)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:104:9)
at Module.runMain (module.js:606:11)
at run (bootstrap_node.js:389:7)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:149:9)
at bootstrap_node.js:502:3

npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.15063
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "start"
npm ERR! node v6.11.3
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! foundationpress@2.10.3 start: gulp
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the foundationpress@2.10.3 start script 'gulp'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the foundationpress package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! gulp
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs foundationpress
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls foundationpress
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! C:\xampplite\htdocs\mysite.dev\wp-content\themes\FoundationPress\npm-debug.log

C:\xampplite\htdocs\mysite.dev\wp-content\themes\FoundationPress>node -v
v6.11.3

Please List the Following:

• Windows 10 Pro 15603.608
• Node 6.11.3
• FoundationPress 2.10.3
  foundation-sites: "6.4.1"
• DesktopServer (rather than xampp)

[colin-marshall]

Sounds like this problem arises from your user folder being read-only or if the file is marked hidden. See:
facebook/react-native#8678

[evangrim]

.babel.json was in fact hidden. Changing that attribute solved my problem. Thank you.