usebruno/bruno · error · Error

ZIP file does not exist

Error message

ZIP file does not exist

What it means

renderer:import-collection-zip validates zipFilePath with fs.existsSync before extraction. Throws before creating the temp directory, so no partial state is left behind.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js:2672

      const zip = new AdmZip(zipFilePath);
      const entries = zip.getEntries().map((e) => e.entryName);

      return entries.some(
        (name) =>
          name === 'bruno.json'
          || name === 'opencollection.yml'
          || /^[^/]+\/bruno\.json$/.test(name)
          || /^[^/]+\/opencollection\.yml$/.test(name)
      );
    } catch {
      return false;
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:import-collection-zip', async (event, zipFilePath, collectionLocation) => {
    try {
      if (!fs.existsSync(zipFilePath)) {
        throw new Error('ZIP file does not exist');
      }

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

      const tempDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `bruno_zip_import_${Date.now()}`);
      await fsExtra.ensureDir(tempDir);

      // Validates that no symlinks point outside the base directory
      const validateNoExternalSymlinks = (dir, baseDir) => {
        const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
        for (const entry of entries) {
          const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
          const stat = fs.lstatSync(fullPath);

          if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
            const linkTarget = fs.readlinkSync(fullPath);

View on GitHub (pinned to 9bdd81c7bd)

Solutions

1. Verify the zip exists at the moment of import (re-stat just before calling).
2. Re-prompt the user to pick the file if it has been removed.
3. Copy the selected zip into a process-owned temp location immediately on selection.

const fs = require('fs');
if (!zipFilePath || !fs.existsSync(zipFilePath)) {
  throw new Error('ZIP file does not exist');
}

try {
  await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:import-collection-zip', zipFilePath, collectionLocation);
} catch (err) {
  if (/ZIP file does not exist/.test(err.message)) {
    // re-prompt the user to pick the zip
  } else {
    throw err;
  }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling renderer:import-collection-zip with a zipFilePath that does not exist on disk at call time.

Common situations: Temp file selected in a dialog was cleaned by the OS between selection and import; network drive hiccup; path computed from stale state; user moved/deleted the zip after picking it.

Related errors

• Collection location does not exist
• Collection path does not exist
• No files selected
• Invalid file type: ${file.name}. Only JSON files are support
• ${request.filename} is not a valid filename

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b2e715944bb4afd7. Report an issue: GitHub.