title: Conda create environment with .yml file fails
body: <p>I want to create an exact copy of my current environment in conda. So I am exporting my environment as a env_dashboard.yml file:</p>
  <pre><code>(C:\Program Files\Anaconda3) C:\Users\TO3THY0&gt;conda-env  export -n DataScience &gt; env_dashboard.yml
  </code></pre>
  <p>And then I want to create a new environment called &quot;Dashboard&quot; from that file. However I get an error:</p>
  <pre><code>(C:\Program Files\Anaconda3) C:\Users\TO3THY0&gt;conda env create -n Dashboard -f env_dashboard.yml
  Using Anaconda API: https://api.anaconda.org
  Fetching package metadata ......
  WARNING: The remote server could not find the noarch directory for the
  requested channel with url: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Temp/AnacondaPlugin501
  
  It is possible you have given conda an invalid channel. Please double-check
  your conda configuration using `conda config --show`.
  
  If the requested url is in fact a valid conda channel, please request that the
  channel administrator create `noarch/repodata.json` and associated
  `noarch/repodata.json.bz2` files, even if `noarch/repodata.json` is empty.
  $ mkdir noarch
  $ echo '{}' &gt; noarch/repodata.json
  $ bzip2 -k noarch/repodata.json
  ...............
  
  ResolvePackageNotFound:
    - cuda 7.5 0
  </code></pre>
  <p>Removing cuda 7.5 0 from my env_dashboard.yml file doesn't help as the same error occurs again with the next package and so on. I tried to have a look at <code>conda config --show</code> but I don't know what to do with that information...</p>
  <pre><code>(C:\Program Files\Anaconda3) C:\Users\TO3THY0&gt;conda config --show
  add_anaconda_token: True
  add_pip_as_python_dependency: True
  allow_non_channel_urls: True
  allow_softlinks: False
  always_copy: False
  always_softlink: False
  always_yes: False
  anaconda_upload: None
  auto_update_conda: True
  changeps1: True
  channel_alias: https://conda.anaconda.org
  channel_priority: True
  channels:
    - conda-forge
    - defaults
  client_ssl_cert: None
  client_ssl_cert_key: None
  clobber: False
  create_default_packages: []
  custom_channels:
    pkgs/main: https://repo.continuum.io/
    pkgs/free: https://repo.continuum.io/
    pkgs/r: https://repo.continuum.io/
    pkgs/pro: https://repo.continuum.io/
    pkgs/msys2: https://repo.continuum.io/
  custom_multichannels:
    defaults: [&quot;https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main&quot;, &quot;https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free&quot;, &quot;https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r&quot;, &quot;https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro&quot;, &quot;https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2&quot;]
    local: []
  default_channels:
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2
  disallow: []
  envs_dirs:
    - C:\Users\TO3THY0\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs
    - C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\envs
    - C:\Users\TO3THY0\.conda\envs
  force: False
  json: False
  local_repodata_ttl: 1
  migrated_channel_aliases: []
  non_admin_enabled: True
  offline: False
  path_conflict: clobber
  pinned_packages: []
  pkgs_dirs:
    - C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\pkgs
    - C:\Users\TO3THY0\AppData\Local\conda\conda\pkgs
  proxy_servers: {}
  quiet: False
  remote_connect_timeout_secs: 9.15
  remote_max_retries: 3
  remote_read_timeout_secs: 60.0
  rollback_enabled: True
  shortcuts: True
  show_channel_urls: None
  ssl_verify: True
  track_features: []
  use_pip: True
  verbosity: 0
  </code></pre>
  <p>This is my current conda install:</p>
  <pre><code>(C:\Program Files\Anaconda3) C:\Users\TO3THY0&gt;conda info
  Current conda install:
  
                 platform : win-64
            conda version : 4.3.30
         conda is private : False
        conda-env version : 4.3.30
      conda-build version : 3.0.27
           python version : 3.6.3.final.0
         requests version : 2.18.4
         root environment : C:\Program Files\Anaconda3  (read only)
      default environment : C:\Program Files\Anaconda3
         envs directories : C:\Users\TO3THY0\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs
                            C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\envs
                            C:\Users\TO3THY0\.conda\envs
            package cache : C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\pkgs
                            C:\Users\TO3THY0\AppData\Local\conda\conda\pkgs
             channel URLs : https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64
                            https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main/win-64
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main/noarch
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/win-64
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/noarch
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/win-64
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/noarch
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/win-64
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/noarch
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2/win-64
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2/noarch
              config file : C:\Users\TO3THY0\.condarc
               netrc file : None
             offline mode : False
               user-agent : conda/4.3.30 requests/2.18.4 CPython/3.6.3 Windows/10 Windows/10.0.17763
            administrator : False
  </code></pre>
  <p>This ist the env_dashboard.yml file:</p>
  <pre><code>name: DataScience
  channels:
  - msys2
  - file:///C:/WINDOWS/Temp/AnacondaPlugin501
  - plotly
  - conda-forge
  - defaults
  dependencies:
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  - cftime=1.2.0=py36h7725771_1
  - convertdate=2.2.1=pyh9f0ad1d_0
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  - ephem=3.7.7.1=py36hfa6e2cd_0
  - fbprophet=0.6=py36h6538335_0
  - freetype=2.10.2=hd328e21_0
  - holidays=0.10.2=pyh9f0ad1d_0
  - kiwisolver=1.2.0=py36h246c5b5_0
  - korean_lunar_calendar=0.2.1=pyh9f0ad1d_0
  - libblas=3.8.0=14_mkl
  - libcblas=3.8.0=14_mkl
  - liblapack=3.8.0=14_mkl
  - libpng=1.6.37=hfe6a214_1
  - lunarcalendar=0.0.9=py_0
  - m2w64-toolchain_win-64=2.4.0=0
  - matplotlib=3.2.1=0
  - matplotlib-base=3.2.1=py36hf0cddfc_0
  - mkl-service=2.3.0=py36hfa6e2cd_0
  - netcdf4=1.4.0=py36_0
  - numpy=1.18.5=py36h4d86e3b_0
  - pandas=1.0.5=py36hcc50265_0
  - pymeeus=0.3.7=pyh9f0ad1d_0
  - pystan=2.19.1.1=py36h12199cf_1
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  - python_abi=3.6=1_cp36m
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  - xarray=0.13.0=py_0
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    - win-inet-pton==1.0.1
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  prefix: C:\Users\TO3THY0\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\DataScience
  </code></pre>
  <p>Any help is highly appreciated!:)</p>