Fixing TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string in Strapi
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A Strapi startup failure showing a Node.js `path` argument error while loading components usually indicates that Strapi cannot interpret something in `src/components`, causing the admin panel to remain in a restart loop. Possible causes include a Windows-specific regression in Strapi 4.25.x, an invalid component directory structure such as JSON files placed directly under `src/components`, stray non-JSON files, malformed component schemas missing required fields like `collectionName`, references to deleted components in content-type schemas, or stale compiled builds and caches. Recovery involves identifying recent schema or component changes through version control, temporarily moving suspect files out of the components directory, restoring valid schemas and references, and clearing generated build artifacts before rebuilding. The recommended long-term measures are upgrading Strapi rather than downgrading, treating component and content-type schema files as version-controlled code, creating components through the Content-Type Builder when possible, validating schemas in review, and running builds and server startup checks in continuous integration.
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