Help I cant fix an issue with an Invalid Archive

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I keep getting this error and I cant seem to fix I have tried everything that chatgpt has offered as help but to no avail. here is what i have done so far:

Steps to Fix InvalidArchiveError

  1. Remove the Corrupted Package:

    • First, you need to remove the corrupted package file. You can do this by navigating to the pkgs directory mentioned in the error message:

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C:\Users\dooms\anaconda3\pkgs\

  1. Locate the folder named pytorch-2.8.0-cuda128_mkl_py311_hd9a8a8a_300 and delete it.

  2. Clear Conda Cache:

    • It’s good practice to clear the Conda cache to avoid issues with other packages. Run this command in your terminal:

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conda clean --all

  1. Reinstall PyTorch:

    • After clearing the cache, try reinstalling PyTorch. You can do this with:

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conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio cudatoolkit=11.8 -c pytorch

  1. Make sure to adjust the cudatoolkit version according to your system requirements and compatibility.

to be fair I think some of it was my fault I had not installed the cudatoolkit so I did then I restarted my system and still got the error .

InvalidArchiveError("Error with archive C:\Users\dooms\anaconda3\pkgs\pytorch-2.8.0-cuda128_mkl_py311_hd9a8a8a_300)