# Sharing elements projects **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\ **Created:** [July 28, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955 "2024-07-28T22:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/1 "2024-07-28T22:25:09Z")
A subject that has come up from time to time is how best to share RW projects, zipping them up when storing in the cloud etc. Whilst certainly do-able there has always been a degree of nervousness about it. So question is: will sharing Elements projects be the same or maybe a bit easier? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/2 "2024-07-29T11:33:43Z")
As the document is a package (like many other docs on macOS), it’ll be much the same as Classic. If you’re syncing between Macs using iCloud you should be just fine! ---
**Author:** ![scottsteven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/scottsteven/32/3418_2.png) [@scottsteven](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scottsteven)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/3 "2024-07-29T11:57:41Z")
Just dont use Dropbox they have a warning out that says dont use packages they have a high probability of getting corrupted. I use iCloud and all is fine knock on wood for the last few years. ---
**Author:** ![jscotta](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jscotta/32/26082_2.png) [@jscotta](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jscotta)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/4 "2024-07-29T14:18:02Z")
I don’t think @manofdogz is asking about syncing. I think he is asking about sending an Elements document to a third party that also has Elements. It the Elements document portable between users like say a word processing document? ---
**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/5 "2024-07-29T14:24:28Z")
It appears as though all resources are embedded in the document package, so it shouldn’t be a problem to share it like a Word doc, as I’ve been downloading and working with others shared .elements files just fine. ---
**Author:** ![scottsteven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/scottsteven/32/3418_2.png) [@scottsteven](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scottsteven)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/6 "2024-07-29T15:21:30Z")
I would zip it first is all just so it transfers faster ---
**Author:** ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/7 "2024-07-29T16:17:36Z")
Thanks for the replies all. Really would just like to have someone else on board who can easily access / support client projects - hence just thinking of keeping everything on a shared cloud server so either of us can update a project at any time. ---
**Author:** ![jscotta](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jscotta/32/26082_2.png) [@jscotta](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jscotta)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/8 "2024-07-29T16:33:08Z")
I hope that I am wrong here, but I don’t think that Elements is set up for multi-user access to projects. Yes, you can do something like store the file on iCloud and share it with another person–I think. But you would have to work out who is accessing at certain times. It would be very cool if it was multi-user, but I don’t think that is Elements target demographic. Again, it would be nice to be wrong here! ---
**Author:** ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/9 "2024-07-29T16:47:19Z")
That’s what I suspect also. Obviously there are workarounds but it’s just a little fiddly sometimes! ---
**Author:** ![scottsteven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/scottsteven/32/3418_2.png) [@scottsteven](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scottsteven)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sharing-elements-projects/43955/10 "2024-07-29T17:39:03Z")
In that case this is what I do with a couple of people I work with. As I own my own servers I have an FTP folder for this where we keep the project files. We Skype or whats app group (Communication is key here). If I am working on a file the other users dont do any updates until I am done and posted the updated file back to the FTP Server. It works for me anyways. Just keep it simple.