# How to restore Local from TimeMachine **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 11, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-restore-local-from-timemachine/4275 "2017-12-11T16:20:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dgma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@dgma](https://community.localwp.com/u/dgma)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-restore-local-from-timemachine/4275/1 "2017-12-11T16:20:34Z")
If I needed to restore an installation of Local with all its containers and sites on a different Mac with Virtual Box on it, which files/folders would I have to restore besides everything under the default sites path? ---
**Author:** ![Phiph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phiph](https://community.localwp.com/u/Phiph)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-restore-local-from-timemachine/4275/2 "2017-12-11T21:53:00Z")
Hi @dgma, the best way would be attempt the following advice. > **[How can I restore a site from a Local site folder?](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-can-i-restore-a-site-from-a-local-site-folder/1791)** > > Note: Local has come a long way since this was first posted and mostly just works for importing sites. Have a look at our help doc for more current information: https://getflywheel.com/wordpress-support/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/ ... Let me know how you get on. Thanks, Phill ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-restore-local-from-timemachine/4275/3 "2020-08-25T18:33:22Z")