Title: Cannot download database
Last modified: March 2, 2019

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# Cannot download database

 *  Resolved [azlivin008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azlivin008/)
 * (@azlivin008)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-database/)
 * When I go to the link for the database, the file wants to download as a “gz” 
   file, not a zip file.
 * My system does not recognize what a “gz” file is, so I cannot unpack the folder,
   which means I cannot get the core database for uploading.
 * Also, do we have to constantly update the database on our own? How do we know
   when we need to update?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-download-database%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Pascal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iqpascal/)
 * (@iqpascal)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-database/#post-11267133)
 * You can unpack it with winzip or 7-zip. I believe a tool like total commander
   can also unpack this file.
 * You can update monthly, there is an update each first Tuesday of the month.
 * If you do not want the hassle of updating you can also purchase an API key. In
   that case the checks are done on a server nearby. As it costs me money to run
   these servers there is a small yearly fee involved.

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