'Invalid zip file error' after downloading the latest update of LocalWP

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What issue or error are you experiencing?

After updating to the latest version, I’m encountering an “invalid zip file” error when trying to create a new site. The ZIP file I’m using contains only the wp-content folder and the SQL database, as recommended. Before the update, everything worked fine without any issues.

Both myself and a colleague are experiencing the same issue, so it appears to be a problem affecting multiple users. He is using a mac I am using windows.

Could you please assist in resolving this? It seems like there might be a bug or compatibility issue introduced in the new version.

Thank you for your help!

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

  • Update to the latest version of local.
  • Create a new site using a ZIP file containing the wp-content folder and a SQL database dump.
    Attempt to extract the ZIP file during the site creation process.
    The error “invalid zip file” appears, and the files are deleted in the process.

System Details

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Hi @helenarye

The issue might be something within the site files that’s confusing the native import. For example are there any extra backup files, DB copies or extra WordPress core files? If so removing those might help.

Otherwise as a workaround you can use the manual steps outlined on this link to spin up a new, blank site and then import the content from the zip into it.

Manually Import a Local Site