# RW 8.5.1 Issues

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 30, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032 "2020-03-30T18:32:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![mokane99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@mokane99](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mokane99)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032/1 "2020-03-30T18:32:44Z")

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I’ve noticed that 8.5.1 is noticeably slower on a 8 gb RAM machine compared to RW 8 on a 4 gb machine. To the point where it’s almost unusable. Drag and drop loses focus, for example. Scrolling commands are not immediately executed. Uncommanded full screen. I hate to whine but this needs to be dealt with–since RW 6 I’ve never had issues like this–and this is for very small projects, \<3 mb in size, one page only.

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032/2 "2020-03-30T18:46:53Z")

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I haven’t noticed any noticeable speed differences between the various 8.x releases.

Since you changed Mac’s (more than just a memory upgrade) it’s more than likely something else.

You can always go back to a prior release and try it out:

> **[RapidWeaver Release Notes](https://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/releasenotes/)**
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> RapidWeaver release notes, including links to download every version of RapidWeaver since 2004.

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**Author:** ![Mathew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mathew/32/2771_2.png) [@Mathew](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mathew)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032/3 "2020-03-30T18:50:06Z")

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Ditto. I have not noticed any speed difference between 8 releases. If anything 8.5.1 seems a wee bit faster to me. I’m not trying to say you aren’t experiencing a real issue, but it’s not a universal problem.

- Do you have other apps open at the same time?
- Anything more specific about your setup in terms of plugins or stacks used? (Some stacks or plugins are more intensive than others)

Sorry I can’t be more helpful on this one. Hopefully someone else had a similar problem and found a fix.

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**Author:** ![mokane99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@mokane99](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mokane99)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032/4 "2020-03-30T18:53:36Z")

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Not running anything else.  
I stopped using beta releases to avoid these kind of issues.  
There are lots of RW 6 themes that these days are pretty much useless. I’d like to delete them.  
Not too many stacks, probably \<20. Some are rarely used, like Pagesafe.  
Back to 8.0.

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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:** [April 30, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-5-1-issues/32032/5 "2020-04-30T04:53:42Z")

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