# My local sites disappeared after the update

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/my-local-sites-disappeared-after-the-update/44232>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/my-local-sites-disappeared-after-the-update/44232 "2024-08-20T12:45:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![randys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@randys](https://community.localwp.com/u/randys)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/my-local-sites-disappeared-after-the-update/44232/1 "2024-08-20T12:45:01Z")

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### What issue or error are you experiencing?

I updated the Local site and now the sites I had created are gone.  
I checked and the folder with the themes is still on my PC, but the projects don’t appear on the Local site so I can start them.  
I have important client projects that I need to resolve.

How can I resolve this?

### System Details

- **Local Version:** Version 9.0.5+6706

- **Operating System (OS) and OS version:** Windows 11

Error image.

 ![local](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/f/b/fb284704b41c533d84b8e9394839d959e0ad9ec3.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 20, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/my-local-sites-disappeared-after-the-update/44232/2 "2024-08-20T13:24:21Z")

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Hi @randys

As long as they contain the content and database of the site still you can zip/compress the site folders and then just drag and drop them into the Local app to reimport.

> **[Import/Export a WordPress Site](https://localwp.com/help-docs/getting-started/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/)**
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> This help document will walk you through how to import and export a site to and from Local. It will also go over how to restore from only Local site files. Table of Contents: Local is pretty flexible…

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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 18, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/my-local-sites-disappeared-after-the-update/44232/3 "2024-11-18T13:25:12Z")

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