“Ionic start” aborts: “Not starting project within existing project” although folder is empty (Ionic 5 / Node 12)

Question

I created an empty folder in where i want to create an easy starter project with Ionic (Angular-based). I got the feedback:

ionic start "My App" blank

--no-confirm: You are already in an Ionic project directory. Do you really want to start another project here? No [INFO] Not starting project within existing project.

I have the following dependencies installed:

OS: Windows 10

Ionic: v5.4.6

Cordova: v9.0.0

NodeJS: 12.13.0

Is there a way to create a project again with this command? If possible, i want to avoid downgrading stuff.

Answer 1

You need to add the "--confirm"-Flag.

ionic start --confirm "My App" blank