diff --git a/ULauncherPro/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/ULauncherPro/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index f46d689..23cc3ea 100644
--- a/ULauncherPro/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/ULauncherPro/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -2128,6 +2128,7 @@ void CreateNewEmptyProject(string targetFolder = null)
                 if (results == true)
                 {
                     // TODO check if that folder already exists (automatic naming avoids it, but manual naming could cause it)
+                    rootFolder = NewProject.targetFolder;
                     Console.WriteLine("Create project " + NewProject.newVersion + " : " + rootFolder);
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(rootFolder)) return;
 
diff --git a/ULauncherPro/NewProject.xaml.cs b/ULauncherPro/NewProject.xaml.cs
index 5d821b0..3a11f14 100644
--- a/ULauncherPro/NewProject.xaml.cs
+++ b/ULauncherPro/NewProject.xaml.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public partial class NewProject : Window
         int previousSelectedTemplateIndex = -1;
         int previousSelectedModuleIndex = -1;
 
-        static string targetFolder = null;
+        public static string targetFolder { get; private set; } = null;
 
         public NewProject(string unityVersion, string suggestedName, string targetFolder, bool nameIsLocked = false)
         {
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ private void txtNewProjectFolder_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs
             {
                 txtNewProjectFolder.BorderBrush = null;
                 btnCreateNewProject.IsEnabled = true;
+                targetFolder = txtNewProjectFolder.Text;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ULauncherPro/Tools.cs b/ULauncherPro/Tools.cs
index 1c03e1c..11b799d 100644
--- a/ULauncherPro/Tools.cs
+++ b/ULauncherPro/Tools.cs
@@ -1708,11 +1708,18 @@ public static Project FastCreateProject(string version, string baseFolder, strin
             // unzip or copy template
             if (templateZipPath != null)
             {
-                //Console.WriteLine(templateZipPath);
+                // Console.WriteLine(templateZipPath);
 
                 if (File.Exists(templateZipPath))
                 {
-                    TarLib.Tar.ExtractTarGz(templateZipPath, newPath);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        TarLib.Tar.ExtractTarGz(templateZipPath, newPath);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        SetStatus("Error extract template file:" + ex.Message);
+                    }
                 }
                 else if (Directory.Exists(templateZipPath))
                 {