Each time you create a project in ReactJS it creates a node_modules folder with about 210MB of content, pain in the ass.

Solution - courtesy of Paul Holmes

1. Create a template application
2. Move the node_modules folder to somewhere where it is easily accessible
3. Navigate into the <app name> folder
4. Create a sym link to the node_modules that you stored somewhere on your machine
   1. on windows run mklink /D node_modules <path to node_modules>

Creating a new project

1. Do not create the project using create-react-app <app name>, simply create a folder called <app name>
2. Navigate into the <app name> folder
3. Copy the contents of the template application from above into the <app name> folder