usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Extract location does not exist

Error message

Extract location does not exist

What it means

Error "Extract location does not exist" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js:355

        addDirectoryToArchive(workspacePath, '');
        archive.finalize();
      });

      return { success: true, filePath };
    } catch (error) {
      throw error;
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:import-workspace', async (event, zipFilePath, extractLocation) => {
    try {
      if (!zipFilePath || !fs.existsSync(zipFilePath)) {
        throw new Error('Zip file does not exist');
      }

      if (!extractLocation || !fs.existsSync(extractLocation)) {
        throw new Error('Extract location does not exist');
      }

      const tempDir = path.join(extractLocation, `_bruno_temp_${Date.now()}`);
      await fsExtra.ensureDir(tempDir);

      try {
        await extractZip(zipFilePath, { dir: tempDir });

        const extractedItems = fs.readdirSync(tempDir);
        let workspaceDir = tempDir;

        if (extractedItems.length === 1) {
          const singleItem = path.join(tempDir, extractedItems[0]);
          if (fs.statSync(singleItem).isDirectory()) {
            workspaceDir = singleItem;
          }
        }

View on GitHub (pinned to 9bdd81c7bd)

Solutions

1. Create the extract destination directory first.
2. Choose an existing directory as the extract location.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js:355 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bfaa430a93bc5360. Report an issue: GitHub.