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Asked: 2026-05-14T00:32:22+00:00

I’m trying to tweak a project template file exported by Visual Studio’s Export Template

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I’m trying to tweak a project template file exported by Visual Studio’s “Export Template” wizard. At first glance this looks like just a garden-variety zip file, but it’s not:

  1. I can’t edit files. If I try to change or delete or replace a file in the zip archive, I get The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted.
  2. If I uncompress and recompress the zip file, Visual Studio no longer recognizes it as a template.

Is this something specific to my setup, or is there something non-standard about the zip format used by Visual Studio templates?

Edit I tried again and actually #2 above isn’t true – I can un-zip, edit, and re-zip and VS sees the template. Still stumped as to why I couldn’t manipulate the original archive directly, but I’m moving on.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Visual Studio templates use the standard ZIP`ing format. I’ve succesfully compressed and uncompressed these files many times in the past.

    What ZIP tool are you using?

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