{"id":112,"date":"2019-12-12T19:41:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localbyflywheel.com\/?post_type=help&p=112"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:13:07","slug":"how-to-backup-a-local-site","status":"publish","type":"help","link":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/getting-started\/how-to-backup-a-local-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup a Local Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Like other files on your computer, we recommend you backup your Local Sites to avoid data loss and protect your hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Sites are also stored in\u00a0~\/Local Sites<\/code>, and you may be able to recover sites from this directory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the instructions below for a complete backup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Click \u201cStart Site\u201d on your Local Site to start it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. For a complete copy of your site, right-click or choose the three dots next to your site name and choose \u201cExport\u201d. This will include site files and database in a single .zip archive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Then click \u201cExport Site\u201d. Depending on the size of the site, exports can take several minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Success! You now have a backup of your Local Site. Simply drag this .zip archive into Local to import from backup.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    TL;DR – Start your site > three dots next to the site name > export > export site <\/p>\n\n\n

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    Bonus<\/strong>: if you export your site to your computer and also backup your computer (ie: to an external hard drive), you\u2019ll backup your Local Site backup for extra protection! You can also backup your Local Site with Cloud Backups. Check out this doc<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for information.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Like other files on your computer, we recommend you backup your Local Sites to avoid data loss and protect your hard work. Local Sites are also stored in\u00a0~\/Local Sites, and you may be able to recover sites from this directory. Follow the instructions below for a complete backup: TL;DR – Start your site > three…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"parent":346,"menu_order":4,"template":"","tags":[43],"helpcategories":[2],"class_list":["post-112","help","type-help","status-publish","hentry","tag-advanced","helpcategories-general"],"acf":{"help_keywords":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/help"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc\/112\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112"},{"taxonomy":"helpcategories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpcategories?post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}