Error while add any platform.

[KingAndroid]

Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-photo-library': CordovaError: Version of installed plugin: "cordova-plugin-file@5.0.0" does not satisfy dependency plugin requirement "cordova-plugin-file@^4.3.2". Try --force to use installed plugin as dependency.
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:557:37
    at _fulfilled (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:787:54)
    at self.promiseDispatch.done (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:816:30)
    at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:749:13)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:509:49
    at flush (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:108:17)
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:131:7)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:180:9)
Failed to restore plugin "cordova-plugin-photo-library" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Version of installed plugin: "cordova-plugin-file@5.0.0" does not satisfy dependency plugin requirement "cordova-plugin-file@^4.3.2". Try --force to use installed plugin as dependency.

[lentyaishe]

Happens to me too. There are other cordova plugins that require cordova-plugin-file of version 5.0.0. Can you update your plugin.xml with <dependency id="cordova-plugin-file" version="^5.0.0"/> to fix this issue?

[RHinderiks]

Any info on when cordova-plugin-file@5.0.0 will be supported ?

[davidgv88]

some info?

[NareshKukreti12]

Have you found solution. I am having same issue
Failed to install "cordova-plugin-photo-library":"CordovaError: Version of installed plugin:"cordova-plugin-file@6.0.1" does not satisfy dependency plugin requirement "cordova-plugin-file@^4.3.2'. Try --force to use installed plugin as dependency .

Cli packages
ionic/cli-utils:1.19.1
ionic (ionic CLI): 3.19.1

Global Packages:
cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0

Local Packages:

ionic/app-scripts: 3.1.6
Cordova Platforms : ios 4.5.4

DEPENDECIES
cordova-plugin-add-swift-support: 1.7.1
cordova-plugin-camera: 3.0.0
cordova-plugin-file: 6.0.1

Tried forcing ( cordova-plugin-file@4.3.2), got next error
Cannot find module'../cordova/platform_metadata'

[lentyaishe]

@NareshKukreti12 Look at my pull request that is still open from Dec 11 on how to fix it. You may clone this repo locally and then fix it locally and use your local version of the plugin until it will be officially fixed if ever..

[lentyaishe]

@NareshKukreti12 Sorry, can't help you further. I'm not the plugin creator and I don't know SWIFT unfortunately. Try to Google it or open the non-compiling files in any code editor and try to figure out what could be the reason for the build error. From the log you provided it doesn't seem to be too complicated.

[breakerbone]

hi @lentyaishe, im also getting stuck here when i reformatted my laptop. Where do I see that plugin.xml file?

[lentyaishe]

@jeffcordova plugin.xml file is always in the root folder of the plugin.

[breakerbone]

Thanks @lentyaishe! worked for me! :)

[akhachaturyan]

I don't know if anyone might concern but I had a similar issue with cordova-plugin-photokandy-video-thumbnail library, which was requiring only <5 version of cordova-file plugin. As a result, I spent several hours trying to change versions of both to match, even did force install of the photo library, but... It turned out that there were devices(LG V30) which was crashing(bed effect of force install).
What can I suggest?
I did change the library(to cordova-plugin-video-thumbnail) and that was the solution.