# Lost project in RW7 **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [August 27, 2016, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322 "2016-08-27T09:41:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bamse6540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bamse6540](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bamse6540)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/1 "2016-08-27T09:41:36Z")
RW7. I am working on two projects at the moment and have been switching between the two without problems. The other day only one came up on pressing the project button. The other one has disappeared. My latest additions to that site are all there on the web but for further additions I’m unable to open the project. Both projects have been working fine in RW7, so far. Any ideas how to solve this? The project is [www.gambay.net](http://www.gambay.net). ---
**Author:** ![bitbumpy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bitbumpy/32/5939_2.png) [@bitbumpy](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bitbumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/2 "2016-08-27T22:11:21Z")
Where did you save the project file? ---
**Author:** ![jspencer2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jspencer2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jspencer2)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/3 "2016-08-28T01:38:47Z")
If you have been using the RW7 backup feature in the Publishing window then you will have a .zip copy of your project on your server. You need to access it via your hosting company or an ftp program and download it, unzip it and hey presto it should be all there. It should be called something like F3A086ED-04A0-41CF-BC07-71761D5596F3\_rwbackup or similar, your back is inside this folder. I’ve just tried it and it’s an exact copy of my original project. All this is useless unless you used the backup option but why wouldn’t you? ---
**Author:** ![LaPan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lapan/32/92_2.png) [@LaPan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LaPan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/4 "2016-08-28T01:43:42Z")
Do a search on your mac for \*.rw and you’ll find the sitefiles. Rapidweaver does NOT delete sitefiles from your computer. Your ‘Recents’ list is propagated from OSX not Rapidweaver. ---
**Author:** ![bamse6540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bamse6540](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bamse6540)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/5 "2016-09-07T09:07:49Z")
Thanks you interest. I found the project file and I’m back in biz. ---
**Author:** ![bamse6540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bamse6540](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bamse6540)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/6 "2016-09-07T09:11:44Z")
For some strange reason I could not find the project file when searching the Mac. However, eventually, it tuned up through MacKeeper. Strange, but I don’t mind. The important tyhing was to get it back. But why and how did it disappear from the project list in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![bamse6540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bamse6540](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bamse6540)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/7 "2016-09-07T09:13:44Z")
Thanks your reply. I have not been using the RW7 backup feature but will def activate that function. ---
**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, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lost-project-in-rw7/9322/8 "2016-09-07T10:08:02Z")
Google MacKeeper and read the first half dozen results (the one’s that aren’t obvious reviews by the 'developer).