usebruno/bruno · error · Error

workspace: ${dirPath} already exists and is not empty

Error message

workspace: ${dirPath} already exists and is not empty

What it means

Error "workspace: ${dirPath} already exists and is not empty" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js:67

      type: 'default'
    };
  }
  return config;
};

const registerWorkspaceIpc = (mainWindow, workspaceWatcher) => {
  const lastOpenedWorkspaces = new LastOpenedWorkspaces();

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:create-workspace',
    async (event, workspaceName, workspaceFolderName, workspaceLocation) => {
      try {
        workspaceFolderName = sanitizeName(workspaceFolderName);
        const dirPath = path.join(workspaceLocation, workspaceFolderName);

        if (fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
          const files = fs.readdirSync(dirPath);
          if (files.length > 0) {
            throw new Error(`workspace: ${dirPath} already exists and is not empty`);
          }
        }

        validateWorkspaceDirectory(dirPath);

        if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
          await createDirectory(dirPath);
        }

        await createDirectory(path.join(dirPath, 'collections'));

        const workspaceUid = getWorkspaceUid(dirPath);
        const isDefault = workspaceUid === 'default';
        const workspaceConfig = createWorkspaceConfig(workspaceName);

        await writeWorkspaceConfig(dirPath, workspaceConfig);
        await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, '.gitignore'), DEFAULT_GITIGNORE);

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Solutions

1. Choose an empty or new directory for the workspace.
2. Empty the target directory if safe, then retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js:67 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/f9793aeb2373a5c3. Report an issue: GitHub.