Something went wrong in downloading and extracting the project files.

Author: PointotechCreated Jan 9, 2023Updated Sep 23, 2023

Describe the bug

When trying to create a new React-Native app, I get the generic error message "Something went wrong in downloading and extracting the project files."

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Run command: create-react-native-app mobile-client
  2. When asked "How would you like to start", pick "Template from expo/examples: https://github.com/expo/examples"
  3. When asked "Pick an example", pick "with-typescript"
  4. See error: "Something went wrong in downloading and extracting the project files."

Expected behavior This should create a new project.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Smartphone (please complete the following information): Not applicable, since I can't even create a project.

Source: expo/create-react-native-app