I cannot import xml file from posterous.

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  robvandrunen · Member · May 2, 2013 at 9:27 pm

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  Since posterous is quiting the service I want to transfer my blog to wordpress. I successfully downloaded the backup and unzipped the .zip file. When I try to import the xml file I get an error, saying it is not an xml file. I have printscreen, but don’t see how to submit these to this message.
  Please help since I really want to get into wordpress.
  Thanks in advance.
  Rob

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  ljkjklqljkhwhljkfqjhklfqjlkqjlh · Member · May 2, 2013 at 9:32 pm

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  Please go through the following guide and let us know precisely which step you are having trouble at:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-posterous/

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  timethief · Member · May 2, 2013 at 9:38 pm

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  You cannot upload a zip file. 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