# Localwp not opening

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-not-opening/43477>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** windows-10\
**Created:** [June 27, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-not-opening/43477 "2024-06-27T09:07:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![loganjudy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@loganjudy](https://community.localwp.com/u/loganjudy)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-not-opening/43477/21 "2024-08-12T19:55:06Z")

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I am having this same issue - Local would not open at all even after restarting the machine. I uninstalled it and attempted to reinstall but even the reinstallation would not work - I got the error message “Failed to decompress files. Please try running the installer again. Error opening output file(s).” I ran it three times just in case, but got this error each time.

![Screenshot 2024-08-12 155012](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/e/7/e7f96335d9d8ab68081434c9b4269eb3858ccd62.png)

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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:** [August 14, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-not-opening/43477/22 "2024-08-14T13:17:38Z")

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Hi @loganjudy

Could you share some more information with us here to help us investigate?

- What is your OS?

- What version of Local are you on?

- Please attach a copy of your [Local Logs](https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/retrieving-locals-log-file/#download-local-logs)

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**Author:** ![rayflores](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/rayflores/32/6505_2.png) [@rayflores](https://community.localwp.com/u/rayflores)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-not-opening/43477/23 "2024-08-21T21:00:58Z")

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@Nick-B  
I ran into a similar situation, and through this thread, following the folder structure, I ended up finding a `lockfile`, and once I deleted that, it sparked right up. Not that it will help this situation, but thought I would mention it.

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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:** [November 19, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-not-opening/43477/24 "2024-11-19T21:01:37Z")

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