# ? RW8 to Elements **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [August 29, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502 "2025-08-29T21:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![traut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@traut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/traut)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/1 "2025-08-29T21:11:48Z")
Will Elements open and edit a site made with RW8? ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/2 "2025-08-29T21:32:04Z")
[https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-97-import-foundry-foundation-projects-into-elements/50351?u=upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-97-import-foundry-foundation-projects-into-elements/50351) > [@Dev Diary 96 - Import Classic Projects into Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-96-import-classic-projects-into-elements/50180): > > Hello again, We know a lot of users have moved or are thinking about moving from Classic to Elements, so we thought we’d spend a little time putting together a feature in Elements to make the transition easier! In today’s video I demo a work-in-progress feature that imports the page structure, meta-data, resources, scripts, and more from your Classic project exploding_head We stopped short of importing content as we wanted to get feedback on the work we’ve done so far. Classic to Elements I… ---
**Author:** ![traut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@traut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/traut)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/3 "2025-08-30T11:10:20Z")
I bought RW9.5, which is unable to edit a website made with RW8. That is why I need to know if Elements can do that, since I never successfully changed the website with classic. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/4 "2025-08-30T11:14:46Z")
download the free trial, I assume the trial can import as well, import and see what is imported cost you nothing, except a little time not sure why you couldn’t edit a site with RW9.5 from RW8, did you raise the issue here with Realmac ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/5 "2025-08-30T15:39:32Z")
Earlier today I “upgraded” a RW7 to RW8 to Classic and imported it to BETA Elements and it all imported. I think your issue is with RW8 project so as Steve said above put a ticket in. ---
**Author:** ![JohanVO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@JohanVO](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JohanVO)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/6 "2025-08-30T15:52:02Z")
I use RW8 for my website. I just downloaded the trial version of Elements and started the program only to the welcome screen. After closing Elements, I have a problem with my RW8 project: when I open the project, the page structure is gone. Deleting Elements doesn’t help. Which other files do I have to remove to wipe all traces of Elements (in the library)? I’m running Ventura on a 2017 iMac. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/7 "2025-08-30T16:29:50Z")
Not sure how Elements would affect your RW project, I don’t run RW on the same machine @dan would be able to advise ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/8 "2025-08-30T16:43:07Z")
> [@JohanVO](#): > > After closing Elements, I have a problem with my RW8 project: when I open the project, the page structure is gone. RapidWeaver 8/Classic and Elements are completely separate, they don’t know anything about each other and don’t share any resources, so it’s impossible for Elements to have done anything to your RW8 projects! ---
**Author:** ![JohanVO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@JohanVO](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JohanVO)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw8-to-elements/50502/9 "2025-08-30T18:24:15Z")
Thanks for your swift reply. There was indeed no problem. To keep my website manageable, it is divided in 3 projects which are linked via offsite pages. I stupidly opened one of the ‘offsite projects’ (thinking it was the main project), which shows only the main page structure without the subpages, instead of the main project with all of the page structure. And I must admit that I was a bit panicking. All OK now, pfew… I will give Elements certainly another go because, after viewing all the Dev Diaries and following this forum, I’m convinced it is the future and so much better and more powerful and flexible than classic. Then again, the conversion of my site, with more than 100 pages, is really daunting. I guess I could start with the main project, leave the sub projects as RW8 and link them with offsite pages from Elements. Thanks again and keep up the excellent work and support !!