usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Collection path does not exist

Error message

Collection path does not exist

What it means

renderer:export-collection-zip requires collectionPath to be truthy and present on disk (fs.existsSync). Unlike install-postman-packages it does not check isDirectory. Throws before opening the save dialog.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js:2570

          bruJsons = bruJsons.concat(currentDirBruJsons);
        };

        await traverse(dir);
        return bruJsons;
      };

      const orderedFiles = await getFilesInOrder(dir);
      return orderedFiles;
    };

    const files = await getBruFilesRecursively(collectionPath);
    return { name, files, ...variables };
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:export-collection-zip', async (event, collectionPath, collectionName) => {
    try {
      if (!collectionPath || !fs.existsSync(collectionPath)) {
        throw new Error('Collection path does not exist');
      }

      const defaultFileName = `${sanitizeName(collectionName)}.zip`;
      const { filePath, canceled } = await dialog.showSaveDialog(mainWindow, {
        title: 'Export Collection as ZIP',
        defaultPath: defaultFileName,
        filters: [{ name: 'Zip Files', extensions: ['zip'] }]
      });

      if (canceled || !filePath) {
        return { success: false, canceled: true };
      }

      const ignoredDirectories = ['node_modules', '.git'];

      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        const output = fs.createWriteStream(filePath);
        const archive = archiver('zip', { zlib: { level: 9 } });

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Solutions

1. Verify collectionPath exists on disk before offering the export action.
2. Re-open the collection if the directory was moved.
3. Pass an absolute path resolved at click time.

const fs = require('fs');
if (!collectionPath || !fs.existsSync(collectionPath)) {
  throw new Error('Collection path does not exist');
}

try {
  await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:export-collection-zip', collectionPath, collectionName);
} catch (err) {
  if (/Collection path does not exist/.test(err.message)) {
    // re-open the collection, then retry
  } else {
    throw err;
  }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling renderer:export-collection-zip with a collectionPath that is empty or no longer exists.

Common situations: Collection moved/deleted/unmounted between open and export; race during collection close; stale path cached in renderer state.

Related errors

• Export location does not exist
• path: ${filePath} already exists
• ZIP file does not exist
• Collection location does not exist
• Failed to export ${environmentType} environments.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2e9e0b4370cde3f1. Report an issue: GitHub.