Title: Replace missing WP files on computer
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Replace missing WP files on computer

 *  Resolved [jim-potter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jim-potter/)
 * (@jim-potter)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-missing-wp-files-on-computer/)
 * Lost WP files on computer! How, what and were do I recover from this. Sites are
   working OK.
    I have downloaded 2.8.4 and expanded it. in a folder but do not 
   know where to go from here. I am missing knowledge about what does what in the
   files structure! Thanks

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 *  [Kailash](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kailash1/)
 * (@kailash1)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-missing-wp-files-on-computer/#post-1227255)
 * I didn’t get your question exactly but it seems that you have deleted some wordpress
   files mistakenly. To recover it, download the wordpress version which you are
   using and overwrite all the file in your wordpress installation directory.
 * Note: If you have done customization in default theme then you will lose it if
   you overwrite all the files. Take the backup of existing blog before your overwrite
   the wordpress files.
 * Kailash
 *  Thread Starter [jim-potter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jim-potter/)
 * (@jim-potter)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-missing-wp-files-on-computer/#post-1227262)
 * Thanks for your reply. I did not lose some WordPress files I lost everything 
   on my local computer. I have downloaded and extracted WordPress to the computer
   but do not know what else is required to get WordPress to communicate with the
   server and where I should download the server database too withing the local 
   WordPress file structure.
 *  [Kailash](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kailash1/)
 * (@kailash1)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-missing-wp-files-on-computer/#post-1227271)
 * It seems that you want to download the backup of your wordpress database. If 
   your site is hosted on a remote server (with other hosting company), you can 
   take the backup from PHPMyAdmin (or other tools provided by your host).
 * If you are using your local computer as a web server for your web site then you
   will need to configure your system again and depending your configuration, you
   will need to put your wordpress files/folders.
 * Kailash

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 * Last reply from: [Kailash](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kailash1/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-missing-wp-files-on-computer/#post-1227271)
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