# How do stack updates effect existing instances?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-stack-updates-effect-existing-instances/22090>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [September 7, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-stack-updates-effect-existing-instances/22090 "2018-09-07T11:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ricinport](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ricinport/32/9349_2.png) [@ricinport](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ricinport)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-stack-updates-effect-existing-instances/22090/1 "2018-09-07T11:58:35Z")

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I’ve just noted that I have 9 stack updates available.  
Normally I just press ‘update all’.  
It’s great to see developers updating their products.

My current list includes 8 stack updates from @joeworkman mostly from relatively old stacks. Again it’s great to see us getting improved software.  
However I see that Joe’s updates are going to cause me grief and I see he has pre-empted the situation by explaining:  
_‘Existing instances will need to be implemented again. Sorry’_  
and  
_'Its strongly recommended that you replace existing instances with this new version. Existing instances will not get all the fixes. Sorry there was no way round this._

My problem is that I have multiple instances of a lot of these stacks over a website that has 1000+ pages. Finding them alone would be hours or even days of work.

I’ve a few questions here:

- Is there a way to track down pages with a specific stack in them?

- Could I just ignore the ‘update’ and, if so, is there a way to remove it from the Stack Updates panel to avoid a future ‘update all’ fat finger.

- If I update but don’t fix/replace the existing stacks what’s the worst scenario? An image that doesn’t 360 rotate (as an example) or a complete page breakdown?

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**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:** [October 7, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-stack-updates-effect-existing-instances/22090/2 "2018-10-07T21:58:38Z")

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