This related post was solved by the user fully uninstalling Local (including the user config foler)
I’m still not sure how Local got into this state, but one thing you can try is:
- Backup your sites by right-clicking on each site and selecting “Export” to create a zip archive
- Completely uninstall Local by following the steps in our Uninstall Doc: Uninstall Local - Local
- Download and re-install Local: Releases - Local
- Import your sites by dragging and dropping them onto Local
Can you give that a try and let us know how that goes?