# Migrate from RW4 to RW6

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 15, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857 "2016-03-15T05:24:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![simonoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@simonoz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/simonoz)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/1 "2016-03-15T05:24:35Z")

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I wish to upgrade my web site from RW4.4.2 to RW6.3.8  
I first downloaded RW5.4.1 which successfully opened the old file.  
Then I open RW6.3.8 but when I look for the RW5.3.8 file to open, it is greyed out in the finder.(OS 10.10.5)  
There is no error message  
Help please

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**Author:** ![Oscar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/oscar/32/80_2.png) [@Oscar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Oscar)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/2 "2016-03-15T08:41:15Z")

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@simonoz  
You must **open and save** your file with RW 5.4.1.  
Now you can open your file with RW 6.3.8.

RW 4 files must be shown, only RW 3 files are greyed.

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**Author:** ![simonoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@simonoz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/simonoz)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/3 "2016-03-15T10:27:55Z")

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> [@simonoz](#):
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> Then I open RW6.3.8 but when I look for the RW5.3.8 file to open, it is greyed out in the finder.(OS 10.10.5)

Thanks Oskar. My mistake and typo…I **have** opened and saved the file with RW 5.4.1 (not 5.3.8 as I wrote)but the file, RapidWeaver 5.4.1.app is greyed out in the finder when I try to open it from RW6

 ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/c/ce97877295d47c2d02046f17897a0cca473ec3b9.png)

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**Author:** ![Oscar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/oscar/32/80_2.png) [@Oscar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Oscar)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/4 "2016-03-15T10:33:11Z")

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You cannot open the RapidWeaver 5.4.1.app file, that’s the program file.  
You must search … and open the new RW 5 file.

**But, I have seen that RW 6 can open directly (without RW 5.4.1) the RW 4 file. That’s new.**

 ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/3/319428e68291f8b4c17bfd401ed2f230c11476aa.png)

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**Author:** ![Oscar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/oscar/32/80_2.png) [@Oscar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Oscar)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/5 "2016-03-15T10:39:32Z")

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**No, you must open and save the file with 5.4.1. Otherwise the file can be opened but there is no content !**  
**Everything is still as usual 😉**

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**Author:** ![simonoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@simonoz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/simonoz)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/6 "2016-03-15T10:53:07Z")

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OK, got it. I did not realise there was a separate file that needed to be found somewhere on my computer…  
I have now found it and opened it successfully. Tomorrow I will start learning about RW6…  
Many thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![Oscar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/oscar/32/80_2.png) [@Oscar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Oscar)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/migrate-from-rw4-to-rw6/5857/7 "2016-03-15T10:58:26Z")

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My pleasure 😉  
I have different folders in the folder documents. A folder for RW 5 files and one for RW 6 files.  
So I must not search. But be careful when saving the files.