# "Uh-oh! Unable to import site."

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site/34140>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 9, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site/34140 "2022-11-09T18:44:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![darkhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@darkhorse](https://community.localwp.com/u/darkhorse)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site/34140/1 "2022-11-09T18:44:33Z")

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### Issue Summary

I retrieved the wp-content via FileZilla. I retrieved the .sql with a whole-database dump from phpmyadmin. I zipped them together. Then, some SQL files failed to import. And the site as a whole failed to import. No site was created.

 ![pic-support](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/5/2/5200ceb9133a21e32cc9744059a4759bedf010ae.png)

#### Troubleshooting Questions

- Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular?  
Just this one.

- Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser?  
Yes.

#### Replication

See screenshot above.

#### System Details

- Which version of Local is being used?  
6.4.3+6116

- What Operating System (OS) and OS version is being used?

- Attach the Local Log. See this Help Doc for instructions on how to do so:

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**Author:** ![sambrockway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/sambrockway/32/18726_2.png) [@sambrockway](https://community.localwp.com/u/sambrockway)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site/34140/2 "2022-11-10T15:33:15Z")

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Hello there @darkhorse - welcome to the Local community! 👋

Have you tried using BackWPup as recommended in this help doc?

> **[How to Import a WordPress Site into Local](https://localwp.com/help-docs/getting-started/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/)**
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> Local is pretty flexible about being able to import a WordPress site from a archive. There are two required things that Local needs for the import to be successful: If you manually download a backup…

That might help format the files in a way Local can accept better.

Would you be able to try that?

Sam

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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:** [February 8, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site/34140/3 "2023-02-08T15:34:08Z")

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