Techniques are provided for importing a content package file that contains references to content files over a network. A content package file is compressed and bundled together with its related content file. The compressed file is then transferred to over a network to a server in one communication to save time. The compressed file is then decompressed, and the content files imported from the server machine location. The content files are placed into the same subdirectories according to how they were previously organized. A user can browse for compressed content package file in a more intuitive way without having to identify the machine name that the content files are stored in.