# Save rw8 project file as a rw7 file

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-rw8-project-file-as-a-rw7-file/27678>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-rw8-project-file-as-a-rw7-file/27678 "2019-07-04T12:22:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-rw8-project-file-as-a-rw7-file/27678/1 "2019-07-04T12:22:57Z")

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Is there a method to convert a rw8 file back to rw7

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**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-rw8-project-file-as-a-rw7-file/27678/2 "2019-07-04T12:29:43Z")

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Pretty sure there isn’t. I always make a copy of a RW7 project and then convert that to 8, thus keeping the original somewhere safe.

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**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-rw8-project-file-as-a-rw7-file/27678/3 "2019-07-04T12:37:35Z")

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Thanks…I started in rw8…but a friend with only rw7 wanted it.

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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:** [August 3, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/save-rw8-project-file-as-a-rw7-file/27678/4 "2019-08-03T22:37:46Z")

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