# Clean install of RW 6 or 7 on a machine with prior install

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [June 17, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/clean-install-of-rw-6-or-7-on-a-machine-with-prior-install/7961 "2016-06-17T15:36:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![jdhardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7cd45c/32.png) [@jdhardin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jdhardin)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/clean-install-of-rw-6-or-7-on-a-machine-with-prior-install/7961/1 "2016-06-17T15:36:25Z")

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Hi all,  
I’ve had weird behavior on two machines in which RW 6 takes a long time to load and then must be force quit to close. This happens if I just double click the app to launch. If I hold down the Option key on launch, however, I can start just fine after dismissing the dialogue which appears, leaving all boxes checked. In this case I can quick the app just fine later and it is very responsive. I’ve not been able to track this down, but noticed that a clean install on a third machine that had never had RW installed previously runs fine. This suggests a theme or plugin is the culprit.

Can someone give me instructions on what needs to be removed (i.e., all older non-sandboxed and newer sandboxes files) that RW 6 might look for on a re-installation? I’d like to upgrade to RW 7, but only after cleaning house.

Cheers,  
Jeff Hardin