I have moved WordPress files & database from localhost to live server successfully. However, now when I try to move it back to localhost the links doesn’t work, although they should.

I am using root-relative links in my hrefs as in: href=”/about-us”

I am using the plugin All in One WP Migration.

Have tried the following:

• Multiple .wpress backup files from the plugin,
• Reinstalled XAMPP,
• Several different database names for local WP installation,
• Severeal different usernames for local WP installation,
• Several different theme names for local WP installation,
• Matched database, username and theme name Exactly as live WP installation,

After WP migration have tried:

• Selecting all the other permalink structures in addition to “postname”,
• Saving permalink structure twice after WP Migration,
• Cleared cache with Google Inspector,
• And maybe something more.

All the “guides” seem to use this plugin with “ease” and none really faces this issue or talks about it so it’s quite confusing.

Note: If I change from “/about-us” to “about-us” it works but I do not want it this way. Also I want to make this work with this specific plugin.

Thanks!