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After extensive research, I noticed the following in the expo.cmd file that is generated in the app's node_modules directory:

@IF EXIST "%~dp0\node.exe" (
  "%~dp0\node.exe" "%~dp0\..\..\..\..\node_modules\expo\bin\cli" %*
) ELSE (
  @SETLOCAL
  @SET PATHEXT=%PATHEXT:;.JS;=;%
  node "%~dp0\..\..\..\..\node_modules\expo\bin\cli" %*
)

In the cases where it fails, both paths include an additional ..\:

\..\..\..\..\..\node_modules\expo\bin\cli

This makes sense to some extent because I added another subfolder in my workspace structure. However, due to the error message, I ended up manually modifying the .cmd file and removing the additional ... After doing this, it worked as expected.

Since Expo has limited support for workspaces, I assume this is an edge case that was simply never considered or tested. My explanation is still quite vague, though, and I would appreciate it if anyone here has deeper insights into why this happens or how it can be resolved more cleanly.

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