# Rapidweaver Classic won't open

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-classic-wont-open/50887>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [September 9, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-classic-wont-open/50887 "2025-09-09T16:51:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sundogg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sundogg/32/1721_2.png) [@Sundogg](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Sundogg)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-classic-wont-open/50887/1 "2025-09-09T16:51:16Z")

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For a couple of months my Rapidweaver Classic won’t open, when I try downloading it again the new download usually does open, but eventually that fails too. The latest download 9.6.3 won’t open either. When I open holding down the Option key it does open. When I go to Library\> Application Support \> there is no Rapidweaver or Realmac there to pull out. When I go to Library\> Preferences\> there is no Rapidweaver or Realmac .plist file to pull out. How do I find which plugin is causing the problem?

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-classic-wont-open/50887/2 "2025-09-11T13:10:39Z")

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Hi @Sundogg

If you aren’t seeing any error message pop-up that shows which plugin(s) might be causing a problem, you’d have to troubleshoot via process of elimination. I’d recommend getting rid of any old/outdated plugins first. For example the Blocks plugin has been crashing the newer versions of Classic for awhile. You can delete old/outdated plugins in Classic by right-clicking on them in the Settings window and then selecting Delete Plugin:

 ![delete-old-plugins](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/8/9/896e4e0f449a423bff1e53ba6b899039568399e2.jpeg)

or you can manually remove them from the addons folder:

 ![delete-old-plugins-manually](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/0/d/0d533a58a3848c4465aad734cda5fe1d31a6f567.png)

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**Author:** ![Sundogg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sundogg/32/1721_2.png) [@Sundogg](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Sundogg)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-classic-wont-open/50887/3 "2025-09-11T15:59:24Z")

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Thanks for your help!