failed to load config from C:\Users\Farirai #james\Documents\Personal Projects\internet banking\vite.config.js error when starting dev server:

the error i get error after running npm run dev

> [email protected] dev
> vite

failed to load config from C:\Users\Farirai #james\Documents\Personal Projects\off-campus-accomodation\off-campus-system\vite.config.js
error when starting dev server:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\package.json'
    at Object.openSync (node:fs:601:3)
    at Object.readFileSync (node:fs:469:35)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Farirai #james\Documents\Personal Projects\off-campus-accomodation\off-campus-system\node_modules\vite\dist\node-cjs\publicUtils.cjs:19:48)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at _require.extensions.<computed> [as .js] (file:///C:/Users/Farirai%20%23james/Documents/Personal%20Projects/off-campus-accomodation/off-campus-system/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-ca21228b.js:62359:17)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)