# How to open an old rw3 file

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [January 2, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-open-an-old-rw3-file/30480 "2020-01-02T21:25:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![pine-cone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@pine-cone](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pine-cone)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-open-an-old-rw3-file/30480/1 "2020-01-02T21:25:40Z")

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i have an old rw3 file how can i open it just want copy but if i can open with rw8 great please help if you can

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**Author:** ![instacks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/instacks/32/23339_2.png) [@instacks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/instacks)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-open-an-old-rw3-file/30480/2 "2020-01-03T00:47:31Z")

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Here you are able to download old versions. Not RW3 unfortunately.

> **[RapidWeaver Release Notes](https://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/releasenotes/)**
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> RapidWeaver release notes, including links to download every version of RapidWeaver since 2004.

Maybe @Aaron can help.

There is no way to open the file inside RW8. So copy/paste might be the only option.

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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:** [February 2, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-open-an-old-rw3-file/30480/3 "2020-02-02T10:47:34Z")

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