WordPress not recognising the .xml file from my posterous backup

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  manlikerisco · Member · May 30, 2013 at 2:56 pm

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  WordPress isn’t recognising the .xml file from posterous – it looks like a .xml file and the computer thinks it is one, but when I try and uplaod to wordpress it tells me it’s the wrong type of file. This all needs to be done by tromorrow I think – please help!

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2013 at 2:57 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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  manlikerisco · Member · May 30, 2013 at 3:01 pm

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  It was the browser…worked fin in Chrome. Thank you!

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2013 at 3:04 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes. :)