# Can we download an old rapidweaver site via FTP to update? **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [June 9, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602 "2018-06-09T15:59:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnpalisano](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/johnpalisano/32/4958_2.png) [@johnpalisano](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/johnpalisano)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602/1 "2018-06-09T15:59:10Z")
Hi! I was just contacted by an old client who would like me to add a few galleries to their existing site. I built the site in Rapid Weaver two years back. He ended up hiring another designer down the road. I deleted his files after 6 months. Now, he’s asking if I can update the site. I don’t have the files. Looked everywhere. Ran Time Machine to look. Nada. Gone. Is there a way to re-download the site to Rapidweaver so that I can update it? Or are we talking a manual rebuild of the entire site? I searched the forums and couldn’t find anything. When I started, I used Dreamweaver, and I’d very often do just such a task quite easily. Hoping there’s a way here, too! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602/2 "2018-06-09T16:15:05Z")
No way without project file, it’s a rebuild ---
**Author:** ![johnpalisano](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/johnpalisano/32/4958_2.png) [@johnpalisano](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/johnpalisano)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602/3 "2018-06-09T16:48:26Z")
Thanks for replying. I was afraid of that. Appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602/4 "2018-06-09T19:43:54Z")
Best you can do really is just cut and paste to a new project if you don’t have the project file. ---
**Author:** ![MarkSealey](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/marksealey/32/22895_2.png) [@MarkSealey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MarkSealey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602/5 "2018-06-10T04:42:51Z")
When you mention ‘galleries’, you ought to be able to retrieve **image files** via ftp if you have the credentials to log in and browse around. Might that be better than nothing? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-download-an-old-rapidweaver-site-via-ftp-to-update/20602/6 "2018-07-10T16:32:11Z")
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