First of all the guide at https://www.webnots.com/how-to-move-live-wordpress-site-to-localhost/ is really a long one and as developers we want to make things happen ASAP. So here's a better path ==> login to your WordPress Dashboard, > goto plugins and install the duplicator plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/, after that, locate the duplicator menu and create a package, follow the on-screen instructions to successfully build a package. In the End, you'll have your entire WordPress site in just two files which is the INSTALLER & ARCHIVE. Download these files and copy them to you local development folder. Note: you need to create a new database on your localhost before running the installer script. To deploy the just downloaded files, simply goto localhost/folder/installer.php and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. If you feel lost/stuck at a point you can check out https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/guide-to-migrating-localhost-wordpress-to-live-site/