I tried to backup my live WordPress site. I exported the full site through WP Migrate Lite, after downloading the file WinRAR ZIP archive (.zip) I started to import that file into Local I got a message “Error Importing Site: Sorry! we couldn’t figure out what to do with the import file provided. Ple…

[image] Compatible Zip Support Hey @deanbrady ! The issue might be happening if you’re selecting Other Files and including things like extra full site or DB backups. Can you try unzipping your export, and removing everything except the wp-content and SQL? Then zip it back …

Hi Nick! Thanks for the reply. I want a full site backup. Can I get full site backup if I do not select “Other Files and include things like extra full site or DB backups”? as you suggested. Further, when I extract the zip file, the message box comes “WinRAR: Diagnostic messages - The archive is e…

Hi @farrukh You can create the full site backup with the plugin yes, but something inside of the site’s files is causing the import problems as far as getting it into Local. So what you could do as a workaround is take a more manual approach like this: [image] Importing wordpress z…

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Nick-B March 22, 2023, 5:23pm 2

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