error when trying to import blog from another wp site

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  crystaljlennon · Member · Jun 23, 2021 at 3:35 pm

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  i have a wp blog that i’m trying to import to a wp website and get error
  This does not appear to be a WXR file, missing/invalid WXR version number
  how can i fix this?

  The site I need help with is crystaljlennon.com. It is not hosted by WordPress.com, but it is connected with Jetpack.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Jun 23, 2021 at 6:06 pm

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  What are the URLs specifically of the sites you’re importing from/to?

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  cjl76262 · Member · Jun 24, 2021 at 3:46 am

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  from: https://wordpress.com/home/crystallennon.wordpress.com

  to: crystaljlennon.com

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jun 24, 2021 at 6:14 am

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  Hi there,

  When you exported from WordPress.com, you might have received a .zip folder.

  You won’t be able to import that to a WordPress site at another host – instead you need to import the .xml files inside the .zip folder.

  Open File Explorer on your computer and right-click on the .zip folder, then select Extract. That will create a regular folder containing the extracted .xml files. Those are the ones you need to import on the new site.

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  crystaljlennon · Member · Jun 24, 2021 at 1:39 pm

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  Thank you so much! Worked like a charm.