Unable to openTerminal: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: conda-hook.ps1

Problem

• When attempting to access the terminal within a project using a Conda environment on a Windows the error below is displayed:

  # >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR REPORT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "conda\exception_handler.py", line 18, in __call__
        File "conda\cli\main.py", line 87, in main_sourced
        File "conda\activate.py", line 238, in execute
        File "conda\activate.py", line 220, in hook
        File "pathlib.py", line 1027, in read_text
        File "pathlib.py", line 1013, in open
      FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Users\\<username\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\_MEI77522\\conda\\shell\\condabin\\conda-hook.ps1'
  
  `$ C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\miniforge3\_conda.exe shell.powershell hook`
  
  

• _conda.exe is specified during project creation.

Cause

PyCharm does not support _conda.exe Recognize _conda.exe as a path to conda executable

Resolution

Change to the path to conda from _conda.exe to valid conda.exe.