# "RapidWeaver cannot open files in the “RapidWeaver Project” format."

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-cannot-open-files-in-the-rapidweaver-project-format/20857>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [June 30, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-cannot-open-files-in-the-rapidweaver-project-format/20857 "2018-06-30T02:17:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![LauraMarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@LauraMarks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LauraMarks)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-cannot-open-files-in-the-rapidweaver-project-format/20857/1 "2018-06-30T02:17:35Z")

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I can’t open my site built in Rapidweaver 7. The error message reads: “The document “current web site” could not be opened. RapidWeaver cannot open files in the “RapidWeaver Project” format.”  
This happened after I copied a picture from RapidWeaver 5 into the site and successfully saved and uploaded it.  
Any ideas?  
Laura

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**Author:** ![MarkSealey](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/marksealey/32/22895_2.png) [@MarkSealey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MarkSealey)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-cannot-open-files-in-the-rapidweaver-project-format/20857/2 "2018-06-30T02:27:00Z")

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Could you - in an emergency - open the last backup you had of the file before you started to get this message?

Then save a copy with a name indicating that it is a copy, e.g. _safecopy\_current-web-site.rw_ and take it from there.

You didn’t by any chance change the project’s name, did you? I think _RW_ copes well with spaces. But could it be having trouble with a file name: 'current '?

How exactly did you copy the image; is it possible that doing so may have changed the format?

Is [this](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/updated-rapidweaver-7-latest-version-will-not-open-anything/20718/6) relevant?

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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-cannot-open-files-in-the-rapidweaver-project-format/20857/3 "2018-06-30T19:52:03Z")

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> [@LauraMarks](#):
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> I copied a picture from RapidWeaver 5 into the site

How did you do that?

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-cannot-open-files-in-the-rapidweaver-project-format/20857/4 "2018-07-31T05:52:14Z")

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