# Plist missing Can't open RW8 files

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [December 15, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/plist-missing-cant-open-rw8-files/30203 "2019-12-15T12:29:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![TraciSlatton](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tracislatton/32/1542_2.png) [@TraciSlatton](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TraciSlatton)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/plist-missing-cant-open-rw8-files/30203/1 "2019-12-15T12:29:46Z")

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Hello, I updated my iMac to Mojave and now I can’t open my Rapidweaver files. I’m getting an error: “/Users/traci/Dropbox/Rapidweaver Sites/TS new foundation Aks Trit 2019.rw8/Contents.plist’ file does not exist”

How do I fix or otherwise work around this?

Many thanks!!

Traci

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/plist-missing-cant-open-rw8-files/30203/2 "2019-12-15T13:33:16Z")

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To my knowledge there’s no way to fix that problem. The project file (package) is corrupt.  
are you using Dropbox to store the project file? A lot of people have been having issues with Dropbox and synchronization with project files.

I don’t use Dropbox but it seems the workaround has been to copy the project file to the local drive manually back and forth between the two. Some even are zipping and unzipping in the process.

I don’t know if that will help if the file is already corrupt on Dropbox, but might help you avoid it happening again.

Others that need to work on multiple Macs seem to be switching to iCloud.

Hope you have a backup.

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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:** [January 14, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/plist-missing-cant-open-rw8-files/30203/3 "2020-01-14T23:33:20Z")

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