how do i import from backed up copy of posterous blog?

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  inessence1 · Member · Oct 16, 2013 at 2:31 am

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  I am trying to upload the xml file from my posterous back up saved on my computer but once I press ‘upload’ it keeps saying “sorry this is not an xml file” – but it is…how do I make this work?

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  timethief · Member · Oct 17, 2013 at 9:26 pm

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  Are you using this guide? http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-posterous/

  Have you tried using another browser? http://browsehappy.com

  You cannot upload a zip file. Posterous sends you a .zip file which you need to open to retrieve the files inside. Per the guide at http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-posterous/ you’ll need to upload the wordpress_export_1.xml file, not the one you tried to import. Please see what Staff amightywp says in this thread https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/posterous-download-zip-folder-will-not-extract-for-import?replies=14#post-1242796

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  mindapemulihhati · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 12:49 am

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  how do i import from backed up copy of posterous blog?

  I am trying to upload the xml file from my posterous back up saved on my computer but once I press ‘upload’ it keeps saying “sorry this is not an xml file” – but it is…how do I make this work?

  inessence1
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  Oct 16, 2013, 10:31 AM

  The blog I need help with is inessence1.wordpress.com.

  Are you using this guide? http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-posterous/

  timethief
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  Oct 18, 2013, 5:26 AM

  Have you tried using another browser? http://browsehappy.com

  You cannot upload a zip file. Posterous sends you a .zip file which you need to open to retrieve the files inside. Per the guide at http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-posterous/ you’ll need to upload the wordpress_export_1.xml file, not the one you tried to import. Please see what Staff amightywp says in this thread https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/posterous-download-zip-folder-will-not-extract-for-import?replies=14#post-1242796

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  inessence1 · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 1:42 am

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  I did unzip it using WinRAR and then uploaded it from the folder it extracted into…the wordpress_export_1.xml file…that’s when it says ‘not an xml file’

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  inessence1 · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 3:06 am

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  I tried it in chrome and it worked!! thank you for your help :)

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