I work between two Windows 11 devices. A desktop and Laptop.
I am able to create a new site on the desktop and perform a backup.
I am unable to restore this backup to the laptop, with a number of errors include Folder Access Denied. I have tried to another Windows device and the same thing happens.
Everything in WPlocal is configured with default and default paths.
The strange thing is, if I create a site on an Apple Device (26.5.2) I can backup and restore that file no problems to the Windows device and vice versa
I wondered has anyone else experience issues restoring backups between Windows devices on the latest version of WPLocal
Windows tends to be a little bit more locked down security and permissions @neil_e which is why we have our guide here that goes over some common items worth checking. For example, ensure that Local is running as an administrator, that there are no security blockers, and that Local has access to update the Hosts file.
Thank you for the info..
Yes further testing indicates that if you want to restore a backup to another Windows 11 device you need to run “local” as an admin beforehand.
If it is not then you can only restore backups that were done on that Windows device.
Restoring a backup from Mac to a Windows device works fine without running “local” as an admin, as does restoring any Windows backup to a Mac.
Take away here is to always run “local” as an admin if you are wishing to restore backups from different Windows devices. Restoring machine specific backups, local does not need to be run as admin