Problem running wp local

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Sorry that Local still won’t start for you, @charlesjr — this is unusual with the things we’ve ruled out so far.

You could also try:

  1. Quit Local.
  2. Open the Windows File Explorer.
  3. Make sure you have enabled “show hidden items”. (If you already did this, you can skip this step.)
  4. Browse to This PC → [your hard drive] → Users → [your username] → AppData → Roaming → Local.
  5. Rename the sites.json file (it might just appear as ‘sites’) to sites-backup.json.
  6. Rename the sites-organization.json file to sites-organization-backup.json.
  7. Start Local. If it loads for you this time, it will display a blank site list, but you can re-import any sites you had by following the steps here: https://localwp.com/help-docs/getting-started/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/#restore-local-site-from-site-files

If Local still does not load for you, you can also try installing the DLLs it needs manually:

  1. Quit Local.
  2. Download Microsoft’s VC Redist DLL installer. (This page describes what you’re installing if you want more info. The installer adds DLL files that recent builds of MySQL need to run).
  3. Run the installer.
  4. Start Local and see if it runs.

If both of those ideas fail, feel free to share a fresh copy of your logs.