Export/Import not working

[lugospod]

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Describe the Issue

I am using Postman 10.5.7 (full version details below) and I exported the data using the form on the attached screenshot (export takes me to the Web site, where I waited for export to finish). Once export was finished, I received a ZIP file, which I tried to import. I received an error: "Format not recognized".

Postman:
Postman for Windows
Version 10.5.7
UI Version 10.5.7-ui-221129-1459
Desktop Platform Version 10.5.2
Architecture x64
OS Platform win32 10.0.19045

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open Settings -> Data
2. Request export
3. Download ZIP file to disk
4. Open Settings -> Data
5. Click on Import
6. Select the downloaded zip file
7. ERROR

Screenshots or Videos

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Operating System

Windows

Postman Version

10.5.7

Postman Platform

Postman App

Additional Context?

My goal was to clone the workspace, so I wanted to Export the data, and hopefully use this to import into a new workspace - that is how I got to this problem (I am still not sure if this is the way to go to clone a workspace).

[DannyDainton]

Hey @lugospod

Did you extract the contents of the ZIP file before trying to import it?

[lugospod]

Hi @DannyDainton ,

1. I would expect that the format in which the files were exported would be used to import. Seems like a normal process...
2. When You extract you get multiple directories, plus archive file... so I had no idea how would one do that manually without cherry picking files (plus had no idea if archive.json is important or just for show).. I know I can go into one directory and select all the files there and click import, that that is not what I would expect... I have to do the import in multiple actions then...
   tnx for the help

[akshaydeo]

Hi @lugospod importing a zip file has its security concerns; hence, we have decided not to support zip file imports for the time being. We do support folder imports, though, i.e., you can drop a folder with multiple files and folders within it to import all that data into your Postman workspace.