 importing your complete site configuration goal import the complete configuration of your site from an archive file such as one that was previously exported see exporting your complete site configuration see managing and deploying configuration for more information about configuration steps in the manage administrative menu navigate to configuration   development   configuration synchronization   import  browse to find the configuration archive that you want to import click upload  your configuration archive will be unpacked and placed in the configuration synchronization directory and you will be redirected to the synchronize page review the differences between your uploaded configuration and the active configuration if any and click import all to import the changes  