# RW7 old themes and addons **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [May 24, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043 "2016-05-24T12:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wrowolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@wrowolf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wrowolf)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/1 "2016-05-24T12:28:11Z")
Hi all, RW7 unfortunately did not import my old themes and addons, such as stacks, … I had to reinstall the plugins. Did I do anything wrong? Wolf ---
**Author:** ![ElliotEKJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elliotekj/32/3705_2.png) [@ElliotEKJ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElliotEKJ)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/2 "2016-05-24T14:43:48Z")
Hi @wrowolf, You should have been asked if you wanted RW7 to copy over your addons etc from RW6 for you when you launched RW7. You may have just not seen / accidentally closed the migration window. We have included an option to do so under the RapidWeaver 7 menu item as well that can be accessed at any time: ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/e/e03f94fff2840c2fd3a0985960f51798cbaeb2d3.png) Hope that helps, —E ---
**Author:** ![wrowolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@wrowolf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wrowolf)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/3 "2016-05-24T15:32:20Z")
Hi Elliot, on my macbook pro it works without a problem, on my imac that option is greyed out. Rapidweaver 6 is installed on both. Both are OSX 10.11.5 Weird. Wolf ---
**Author:** ![frOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@frOM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/frOM)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/4 "2016-05-24T19:45:02Z")
Sorry, haven’t been asked to copy all my addons from RW6, and the menu is greyed out (iMac, OS X 10.11.5). ---
**Author:** ![ElliotEKJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elliotekj/32/3705_2.png) [@ElliotEKJ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElliotEKJ)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/5 "2016-05-24T22:17:37Z")
Hey @wrowolf & @frOM, What is your username setup as on your mac (the name you see when you login - it is the same as the name of your home folder e.g. “elliot”)? Does it have any special characters in it? Cheers, —E ---
**Author:** ![thomasinbkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@thomasinbkk](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thomasinbkk)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/6 "2016-05-25T01:37:31Z")
Unfortunately I do have the same issue. No migration window was shown after installing RW7 and the option to copy the addons from within RW7 is greyed out as well! Was hoping that this time the upgrading process would be much easier then the last time around, but guess thats not the case. Please advice how we can solve this issue. ---
**Author:** ![wrowolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@wrowolf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wrowolf)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/7 "2016-05-25T06:28:35Z")
Hi Elliot, my username is “Wolf”, my home folder is called “Steppenwolf”. cheers, Wolf ---
**Author:** ![frOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@frOM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/frOM)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/8 "2016-05-25T08:25:11Z")
Seems different (if I understand what you mean), as “elliot” (username) and “elliot 1” (home folder). ---
**Author:** ![thomasinbkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@thomasinbkk](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thomasinbkk)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/9 "2016-05-25T08:38:59Z")
I changed on my Macbook Pro just now to exactly match the username & home folder and it did unfortunately not make any difference at all. The option to copy the addons from RW6 is still greyed out and also a complete uninstall and reinstall of RW7 did not help the situation. ---
**Author:** ![Machist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/machist/32/1858_2.png) [@Machist](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Machist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/10 "2016-05-25T08:56:05Z")
Same issue here! No migration window and the option to copy the addons from within RW7 is greyed out!! ---
**Author:** ![ElliotEKJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elliotekj/32/3705_2.png) [@ElliotEKJ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElliotEKJ)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/11 "2016-05-25T08:57:06Z")
@wrowolf, @frOM, @thomasinbkk Very sorry about this guys—it’s something we’re looking into. In the mean time, please try this to get up and running: 1. Open RapidWeaver 6, click on RapidWeaver 6 in the menu bar, hold down option and you should see “Manage Addons…” change to “Reveal Addons Folder”. 2. Click “Reveal Addons Folder” — it will open a Finder window. 3. Select everything in that Folder and copy it. 4. Open RapidWeaver 7, click on RapidWeaver 7 in the menu bar, hold down option and you should see “Manage Addons…” change to “Reveal Addons Folder”. 5. Click “Reveal Addons Folder” and paste in the Finder window that gets opened. 6. If you’re asked whether or not you want to “Replace”, click “Replace”. 7. Restart RapidWeaver 7 — all of your addons and themes should now be available to you in RapidWeaver 7. Let me know if this works for you. To help us find the root cause here, please can you go into RW6 and reveal the addons folder again, click on View then Show Path Bar in the Finder and send me the full path that is displayed at the bottom of the Finder window. For example, here’s mine: ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/b/b027b0b72ce56d6e8ddfafa9fd35500592f4798e.png) Thanks for your patience! Cheers, —E ---
**Author:** ![ElliotEKJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elliotekj/32/3705_2.png) [@ElliotEKJ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElliotEKJ)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/12 "2016-05-25T08:59:50Z")
Hi @Machist, If you could please follow the same steps [I mentioned above](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/11?u=elliotekj) to get you up and running with RW7, we will continue investigating and get a fix out as soon as possible. Cheers, —E ---
**Author:** ![frOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@frOM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/frOM)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/13 "2016-05-25T09:19:29Z")
In RapidWeaver 7 the Addons folder doesn’t show. it seems it doesn’t exist. ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/2/2a73fd9b8b717a28ccd3dae0b71d3a619bd70d01.png) ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/e/ea1bed79fc9508f937b37788702cfd6a1fc0f910.png) ---
**Author:** ![Machist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/machist/32/1858_2.png) [@Machist](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Machist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/14 "2016-05-25T09:23:09Z")
Click “Reveal Addons Folder” and paste in the Finder window that gets opened. In RW7 this not opens nothing… Maybe in that reason what frOM says: “In RapidWeaver 7 the Addons folder doesn’t show. it seems it doesn’t exist.” ---
**Author:** ![frOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@frOM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/frOM)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/15 "2016-05-25T09:45:59Z")
That’s what I mean : clicking the “Reveal Addons Folder” opens nothing. And when I look in the “Library/Containers/…” there is no “com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver7” folder. ---
**Author:** ![Machist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/machist/32/1858_2.png) [@Machist](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Machist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/16 "2016-05-25T09:47:20Z")
I copy that “rapidveawer” folder manually here: ~/Library/Containers/com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver/Data/Library/Application Support/RapidWeaver Now it works! ---
**Author:** ![ElliotEKJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elliotekj/32/3705_2.png) [@ElliotEKJ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElliotEKJ)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/17 "2016-05-25T09:51:26Z")
@frOM, @Machist, @thomasinbkk, @wrowolf Right, this has all been very helpful and we now know what the issue is. There will be a new build of RW7 out with a fix soon. In the mean time, once you have [copied your RapidWeaver 6 addons](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/11?u=elliotekj), please open the Finder, click Go in the menu then Go To Folder… and paste the following: `~/Library/Containers/com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver/Data/Library/Application Support/` If you see a folder there called “RapidWeaver”, open it. If not, create a folder named “RapidWeaver”. **note: this is NOT the same as the “RapidWeaver 7” folder** Paste your RW6 addons into the “RapidWeaver” folder and restart RW7. You will now have all of your addons from RW6 in RW7. Thank you again for your help and patience. —E ---
**Author:** ![frOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@frOM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/frOM)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/18 "2016-05-25T10:10:32Z")
Thanks very much. I will wait the new build since I am not in a hurry. RW6 still works very well. ---
**Author:** ![wrowolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@wrowolf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wrowolf)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/19 "2016-05-25T11:31:04Z")
> [@ElliotEKJ](#): > > ~/Library/Containers/com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver/Data/Library/Application Support/ Thanks Elliot! cheers, Wolf ---
**Author:** ![nealt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@nealt](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nealt)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043/20 "2016-05-25T12:31:01Z")
I have the same problem. [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw7-old-themes-and-addons/7043.md?page=2)