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okay so i wanted to set up a test environment for a Drupal site. i downloaded the files and database. had to use big dump to get the database on MySQL and when i browsed to the site i got all the information for the site but its all disorganized and i have no idea what to do to correct this.

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the picutre links are being hosted so you can copy the link to your browser and see them

Without any configuration/installation information, we can't really do anything but guess. Most likely you aren't going to be able to just "copy/paste" a site onto your test environment and get a fully functional Drupal site without some manipulation. One of the big reasons will be the configuration (i.e. localhost vs. some other virtualhost or domain name).

ehh so i shouldn't really try to do this?

Sure you should. A local development environment has advantages against a remote server for development.
But you should inform yourself about requirements and dependencies and instructions on how to create such a local environment.
This is very application dependend and we cannot provide any support for third party applications like Drupal.