# Importing a downloaded site

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 20, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138 "2024-10-20T08:36:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![99arego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/99arego/32/22971_2.png) [@99arego](https://community.localwp.com/u/99arego)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138/1 "2024-10-20T08:36:57Z")

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### What issue or error are you experiencing?

Error importing site.Sorry we coundn’t figure out what to do…

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### What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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### System Details

- **Local Version:**

- **Operating System (OS) and OS version:**

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### Local Logs

Attach your Local Logs here ([Help Doc - Retrieving Local’s Log](https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/retrieving-locals-log-file/))

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**Author:** ![99arego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/99arego/32/22971_2.png) [@99arego](https://community.localwp.com/u/99arego)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138/2 "2024-10-20T08:44:04Z")

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I downloaded my own website with Getleft, I dagged the folder into Local to create a new site with it and it gave me the error message “Sorry we coundn’t figure out what to do…”. What should I do?  
thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138/3 "2024-10-21T13:31:55Z")

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Hey @99arego

Sometimes the native import can fail if it’s confused with the contents of the zip file. For example, if there are things like extra backups, core files, etc. Sometimes if you pull out just the WP Content and DB file and zip those together it will work. Otherwise, you can use the manual steps we have outlined here:

[Manually Import a Local Site](https://localwp.com/help-docs/getting-started/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/#Manually-Import-a-Local-site)

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**Author:** ![99arego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/99arego/32/22971_2.png) [@99arego](https://community.localwp.com/u/99arego)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138/4 "2024-10-22T03:10:34Z")

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Thanks Nick  
I now realize the site I was trying to import is not a WP site.  
No dice

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138/5 "2024-10-22T13:15:13Z")

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In that case you might have to go the manual route with some extra steps. We have a feature request below here for non-WP sites, but also some users have left helpful comments on how to proceed.

> [@Create non WP sites with Local](https://community.localwp.com/t/create-non-wp-sites-with-local/37/3):
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> Spin up a new WordPress site, go and delete all the WordPress files and drop all the database tables. Then save that as a blueprint and use it when you want to spin up a non-WP site.

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**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:** [January 20, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/importing-a-downloaded-site/45138/6 "2025-01-20T13:15:51Z")

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