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# chrisjd

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning] Overwrite existing destination site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-existing-destination-site/)
 *  [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/)
 * (@chrisjd)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-existing-destination-site/#post-13881346)
 * I am not an expert and my advice is only based on my own experience. I’ve moved
   twice and always used a fresh WordPress installation. It definitely works. I 
   cannot say whether there will be conflicts if the target is hosting an old installation.
   To be on the safe side, I would prefer a new installation. It should be worth
   the effort. It should be a cleaner solution because it avoids unnecessary junk
   and data garbage.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/).
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t duplicate WP installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-duplicate-wp-installation/)
 *  Thread Starter [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/)
 * (@chrisjd)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-duplicate-wp-installation/#post-13871177)
 * Those 12 GB are mainly website data. I’m photographer and it’s a website about
   South German Shrovetide with a huge amount of images. 😉
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning] Migrating to FTP / The specified directory does not exist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-to-ftp-the-specified-directory-does-not-exist/)
 *  Thread Starter [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/)
 * (@chrisjd)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-to-ftp-the-specified-directory-does-not-exist/#post-13869776)
 * I finally found out that the problem was my fault. The ftp directory path was
   shorter than I thought. It was just “/” 🙂
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t duplicate WP installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-duplicate-wp-installation/)
 *  Thread Starter [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/)
 * (@chrisjd)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-duplicate-wp-installation/#post-13869769)
 * I finally succeeded! I couldn’t do it with All-in-One WP Migration, Duplicator
   or Updraft Plus because the “Free Version” of these plugins can only deal with
   small websites. Mine has currently 12,3 GB. So I gave Migration Guru a try and
   it worked brilliantly! I’m happy with this plugin!!
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/).
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning] Really? Can it be this easy?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-can-it-be-this-easy/)
 *  [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/)
 * (@chrisjd)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-can-it-be-this-easy/#post-13866384)
 * All-in-one WP migration costs money as soon as the site exceeds a certain size.
   Duplicator and Updraft Plus as well. But when I tried Migrate Guru last year,
   it helped me without any hassles!
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t duplicate WP installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-duplicate-wp-installation/)
 *  Thread Starter [chrisjd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjd/)
 * (@chrisjd)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-duplicate-wp-installation/#post-13862179)
 * Okay, thanks very much for your kind answer. I will try to take the suggested
   steps and give feedback afterwards!

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