# Sparkle trashed my RW6

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 1, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630 "2016-03-01T16:47:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![idea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@idea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/idea)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/1 "2016-03-01T16:47:46Z")

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Following a routine update to my website, Sparkle suddenly appeared and automatically updated something – trashing RW6. Had to reinstall RW6 from a backup and it trashed it again. Updated to the latest Beta to fix. Is Sparkle damage limited to just RW? Or should I reformat my entire hard drive and reinstall a backup? Experts: please advise!

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**Author:** ![nikf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nikf/32/10_2.png) [@nikf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nikf)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/2 "2016-03-01T17:34:39Z")

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It might well be that RapidWeaver prompted you to update, and it was installing a RW update?

Which version of RW are you using? 6.3.8 launched today.

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**Author:** ![idea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@idea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/idea)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/3 "2016-03-01T17:37:29Z")

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6.37 was the version I had.

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**Author:** ![nikf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nikf/32/10_2.png) [@nikf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nikf)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/4 "2016-03-01T17:38:12Z")

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Which version are you using _now_?

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**Author:** ![idea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@idea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/idea)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/5 "2016-03-01T17:39:49Z")

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None. I am restoring from a Time Machine backup. It has 6.37

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**Author:** ![nikf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nikf/32/10_2.png) [@nikf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nikf)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/6 "2016-03-01T17:45:44Z")

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Try [http://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/releasenotes/#6.3.8](http://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/releasenotes/#6.3.8)

🙂

—N

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**Author:** ![idea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@idea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/idea)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/7 "2016-03-01T17:47:10Z")

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Was the Sparkle update automatic to the next version or malware?

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**Author:** ![nikf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nikf/32/10_2.png) [@nikf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nikf)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/8 "2016-03-01T17:47:53Z")

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We don’t have any automatic updates to RapidWeaver. The only case in which an update would be installed would be if a prompt appeared in RapidWeaver, and detailed the version that is available to be downloaded and installed.

—N

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**Author:** ![idea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@idea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/idea)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/9 "2016-03-01T17:49:03Z")

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Looks like malware then. Good thing I am restoring.

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**Author:** ![idea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ba0ec/32.png) [@idea](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/idea)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sparkle-trashed-my-rw6/5630/10 "2016-03-01T17:57:35Z")

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Looks like your update was a bit late for protecting us.