event.js:174 throw er// unhandled 'error' event operation not permitted

i get this everytime i try and deploy my app to android and it breaks my metro server. I have tried updating my environment variables. would love some help :)

events.js:174
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, lstat 'C:\Users\user\Documents\DEV\react-native-dualscreen\dualscreeninfo\examples\android\app\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\androidx\lifecycle\viewmodel'
Emitted 'error' event at:
    at NodeWatcher.<anonymous> (C:\Users\user\Documents\DEV\react-native-dualscreen\dualscreeninfo\examples\node_modules\sane\src\node_watcher.js:291:16)
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:21)

from event.js:174 throw er// unhandled 'error' event operation not permitted