# Save all Rapidweaver files and 8.3 to external hard drive

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-all-rapidweaver-files-and-8-3-to-external-hard-drive/29306 "2019-10-23T07:43:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@imp](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/imp)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-all-rapidweaver-files-and-8-3-to-external-hard-drive/29306/1 "2019-10-23T07:43:26Z")

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Hi I need to be able to use Rapidweaver on my desktop Mac and laptop. If I put everything on an external drive will it then be possible to use both computers for editing and uploads?

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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:** [October 23, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-all-rapidweaver-files-and-8-3-to-external-hard-drive/29306/2 "2019-10-23T13:59:08Z")

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There’s a bunch of posts on using multiple Macs with RapidWeaver.  
You can use something like Dropbox, Sync or iCloud so an external drive should certainly work.

In preferences point the addons folder to A new folder on the external drive. RapidWeaver should copy everything it needs to the folder on that drive.

Before you start working on existing or new projects that are going to be shared on the external drive, make sure that you select the site resource option to _copy into document_ option.

> [@Working on multiple Macs?](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/working-on-multiple-macs/28563/2):
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> What version of RapidWeaver are you using? In the latest release of RW8 there’s a Site Resources option under advanced project settings: In earlier releases the option was a button that toggled called something likemake portable or Unpack Portable Document depending on how the option was set.

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**Author:** ![imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@imp](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/imp)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-all-rapidweaver-files-and-8-3-to-external-hard-drive/29306/3 "2019-10-24T15:31:55Z")

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Thanks will try the settings

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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:** [November 24, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-all-rapidweaver-files-and-8-3-to-external-hard-drive/29306/4 "2019-11-24T01:32:01Z")

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