# Fail to Import Project **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective, ignition81\ **Created:** [May 3, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886 "2024-05-03T12:31:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vitor\_Godoy\_Demarchi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vitor_godoy_demarchi/32/44106_2.png) [@Vitor\_Godoy\_Demarchi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vitor_Godoy_Demarchi)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/1 "2024-05-03T12:31:16Z")
Hi guys, I'm trying importing a project with a .zip file but the views of perspective not look in designer. How can I know exactly the version this project was developed with just the .zip file? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/7/f7fc66f15390164495ca34ef913bec9a9ec9eb7c.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/1/91b2153d9703dc5e8ef2363f8e39c4ebade984a0.png) ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/2 "2024-05-03T16:26:32Z")
Are there any errors in the output console in the designer? Can you share your project export with our support team? Where did you obtain the project file from? What version of Ignition is your designer? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Zayah\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@I\_Zayah\_Griffin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/I_Zayah_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/3 "2025-03-27T19:25:21Z")
> [@Vitor\_Godoy\_Demarchi](#): > > xactly the version this project was developed with just the .zip file? Was there a solution to this I am having a similar issue? ---
**Author:** ![jeff\_h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jeff\_h](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff_h)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/4 "2025-06-26T19:29:28Z")
Hello, same issue here. Zip file has everything in it, but Designer can't see or import 'views' and 'style-classes'. Once done import, views in Designer are showing as folders. Ignition 8.1.31 Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![jeff\_h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jeff\_h](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff_h)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/5 "2025-06-30T12:50:41Z")
Could it be because project name got changed, and desktop Gateway did not pick it up right away? This morning, I redid export and import, somehow it's working now. ---
**Author:** ![Vitor\_Godoy\_Demarchi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vitor_godoy_demarchi/32/44106_2.png) [@Vitor\_Godoy\_Demarchi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vitor_Godoy_Demarchi)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/6 "2025-07-08T10:59:21Z")
In my case, the project that i was trying import was developed using a git repository so import/export don't work for this specific project, i don't know the reason. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fail-to-import-project/89886/7 "2025-07-08T13:55:57Z")
Well it does, you just have to organise the contents of the zip into the structure of a project backup