# Replacing my Classic site with my Elements site

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [July 19, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988 "2025-07-19T18:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![siamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@siamon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/siamon)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988/1 "2025-07-19T18:25:01Z")

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Having never done this, these are my questions. Should I first delete all the Classic files before uploading the elements site. Or will the Elements site replace and delete the Classic site. Or over-right them.

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**Author:** ![jenkman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jenkman/32/5003_2.png) [@jenkman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jenkman)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988/2 "2025-07-19T18:41:27Z")

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You will need to delete all associated files of classic.

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**Author:** ![siamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@siamon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/siamon)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988/3 "2025-07-19T21:34:31Z")

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988/4 "2025-07-20T10:34:01Z")

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Purely as a backup/backup/backup type of person, I would suggest you set up a subdomain load ELEMENTS into subdomain, check everything and refine things like SEO etc, before you delete anything.Then when your happy migrate the subdomain to full domain. I am sure you have done this but I am always a bit weary about deleting something thats working and then ending up with problems!

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**Author:** ![siamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@siamon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/siamon)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/replacing-my-classic-site-with-my-elements-site/48988/5 "2025-07-20T15:08:18Z")

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Thanks. Right now I have the site in a subdomain that’s not the subdomain of the classic site. I was going to change the publishing settings to my Classic settings.