# Re-importing a site
**URL:** https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 8, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779 "2017-06-08T11:34:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Steven](https://community.localwp.com/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/1 "2017-06-08T11:34:07Z")
I had some trouble with Local not working, so I had to re-install it from square 1.
Local is now working fine, but not recognizing any of my previous sites I had in there.
I created a new site and tried to overwrite everything with an old Local site, but none of this is working.
Is there any way I can re-import a site?
I have the folders with public and SQL, but I can’t do a regular import because the database is not a single database.sql file, I guess…?
I really need the previously created site to work again: i can’t redo all the work I put into that.
Any help?
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### Author:  [@Steven](https://community.localwp.com/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/2 "2017-06-08T12:17:49Z")
Just to be clear I have a folder from the site, with these subfolders
> app
> conf
> logs
all wordpress files are in app\>public and all sql files are in app\>sql
So the question is: how do I get this to work again in my new install of Local?
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### Author:  [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/3 "2017-06-08T21:27:44Z")
Hi Steven,
I just added this FAQ: [How can I restore a site from a Local site folder?](https://local.getflywheel.com/community/t/how-can-i-restore-a-site-from-a-local-site-folder/1791)
Please let me know how it works for you 🙂
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### Author:  [@jps](https://community.localwp.com/u/jps)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/4 "2017-08-29T04:42:29Z")
hello, I am also trying to restore my local websites after a computer issue. I did exactly what the FAQ said but when I enter the text (myloader -p root -d /app/sql --overwrite-tables --database local) SSH, I get this error:
\*\* (myloader:338): CRITICAL \*\*: the specified directory is not a mydumper backup
I am not advanced in this sort of thing but I assuming the directory is wrong. Could you please help. My Local sites folder is in my home directory on my Mac running Sierra 10.12.6
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### Author:  [@jps](https://community.localwp.com/u/jps)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/5 "2017-08-29T04:50:32Z")
I just tried putting the line of code in a plain text file and then pasting into SSH and now I am getting the error:
bash: -p: command not found
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### Author:  [@tristanic](https://community.localwp.com/u/tristanic)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/6 "2019-02-13T11:22:58Z")
Hi JPS, I have similar issues. Did you find a solution ? Thanks!
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### Author:  [@tristanic](https://community.localwp.com/u/tristanic)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/7 "2019-02-13T11:30:37Z")
Hi Steven,
I have similar issues. I changed my hard drive into an SSD drive and I copied the local sites file. I tried to follow the procedure recommended by Clay but it did not work…
Any advice on your side ? Thanks a lot…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/re-importing-a-site/1779/8 "2020-08-25T18:32:02Z")