Title: Lost database
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Lost database

 *  [jasonsmalley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonsmalley/)
 * (@jasonsmalley)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-database/)
 * I’m moving a website from one server to another and the helpdesk failed to inform
   me that I needed to copy the database. Therefore I have a copy of my entire site
   backup along with an xml export file on my mac.
    The old site on the previous
   server has now been deleted by the hosting company although they do have a backup
   which they can access and forward on to me at a considerable cost. Here’s my 
   question. Would the following work? I create a new wordpress site using the tools
   on Bluehost and then import the site using the xml file. I then add the content
   folders from my mac into the appropriate places. Cheers Jason

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-database/#post-4534841)
 * You should be able to import the text content of your Posts & Pages but not any
   attached images or other media.
 *  Thread Starter [jasonsmalley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonsmalley/)
 * (@jasonsmalley)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-database/#post-4534844)
 * Ah ok. Thank you for that esmi. If I added the folders of images and other media
   directly to the correct folder on the site would they not automatically link 
   to the correct places? Sorry if I’m being a numpty!
 * Jason
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-database/#post-4534846)
 * No – not unless you restored a database backup.

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [Import](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/import/)
 * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-database/#post-4534846)
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