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+Describe "Update-TypeData" {
+
+    Context "Validate Update-Type updates correctly" {
+
+        It "Should not throw upon reloading previous formatting file" {
+            { Update-TypeData } | Should Not throw
+        }
+
+        It "Should validly load formatting data" {
+           { Get-TypeData -typename System.Diagnostics.Process | Export-TypeData -Path "outputfile.ps1xml" }
+           { Update-TypeData -prependPath "outputfile.ps1xml" | Should Not throw }
+           { Remove-Item "outputfile.ps1xml" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+        }
+    }
+}