# Project file not opening, where is the backup on the server?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/project-file-not-opening-where-is-the-backup-on-the-server/56447>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [May 31, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/project-file-not-opening-where-is-the-backup-on-the-server/56447 "2026-05-31T22:25:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![peglomaniac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peglomaniac/32/11510_2.png) [@peglomaniac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peglomaniac)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/project-file-not-opening-where-is-the-backup-on-the-server/56447/1 "2026-05-31T22:25:25Z")

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I have several projects in RW8 and one of them will no longer open.

Where on the server is the backup file that presumably exists because I back up every time I publish?

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**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/project-file-not-opening-where-is-the-backup-on-the-server/56447/2 "2026-05-31T23:21:32Z")

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Look for one of the first folders with a long stream of numbers and maybe some letters - click and open it