# Publishing hundreds of files for even smallest change

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [July 6, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384 "2016-07-06T10:19:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Pip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Pip](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pip)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384/1 "2016-07-06T10:19:47Z")

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This seems to be an ongoing issue for me, and alas it is still present in RW7.

I make a small change to a site and when I hit publish RW7 wants to publish 800+ files. I can maybe understand a few pages need changing if I have altered the menu structure, but even when that hasn’t happened it still wants to upload 800+ files.

I’ve watched the list of files being uploaded and these are just standard files that DEFINITELY only need upload one-time.

It seems like RW doesn’t know what files are already on the server and so just uploads everything every time.

Any ideas as to what I could do to fix this as often I am on a slow internet connection and so uploading 800+ files can take 30 minutes.

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**Author:** ![tnittner](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tnittner/32/4586_2.png) [@tnittner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tnittner)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384/2 "2016-07-06T13:04:40Z")

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just use an independent ftp program, like forklift and just publish your changes. haven’t use the in-built publishing for years now!  
cheers, tomas

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**Author:** ![Pip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Pip](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pip)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384/3 "2016-07-06T13:37:10Z")

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Excellent advice Tomas!

I can’t believe I never thought to do that.

THANKS!!!

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**Author:** ![devananda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/devananda/32/13413_2.png) [@devananda](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/devananda)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384/4 "2016-12-26T22:43:48Z")

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@tnittner is there a detailed resource on how to do this. I guess I would export the RW file to a location on my HDD then sync it with the directory on my host, correct?

any other details or tips that would help?

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**Author:** ![devananda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/devananda/32/13413_2.png) [@devananda](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/devananda)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384/5 "2016-12-26T22:44:22Z")

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@Pip same thing is now happening to me after the most recent upgrade.

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**Author:** ![sandokandrea](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sandokandrea/32/3293_2.png) [@sandokandrea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sandokandrea)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-hundreds-of-files-for-even-smallest-change/8384/6 "2016-12-27T04:13:53Z")

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Cyberduck does have an excellent “synchronize” function: scans online content and transfers just the new and modified files!