# Transfer of files from Older Version of RW

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/transfer-of-files-from-older-version-of-rw/35128 "2020-10-08T09:56:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![louth6656](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@louth6656](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/louth6656)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/transfer-of-files-from-older-version-of-rw/35128/1 "2020-10-08T09:56:00Z")

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I have just purchased RW Ver 8, my last web site I designed on Ver 6 / 7 I’m not sure of this.  
Would it be possible to bring the files into Ver 8 so I can say time because I only what to up-date my web site with new material etc.  
I still have all the files form 2009 when they were up-loaded to the FTP server .  
Could anyone help please, it would really save me a lot of time…  
Many thanks  
Best  
Regards Fil

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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:** [October 8, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/transfer-of-files-from-older-version-of-rw/35128/2 "2020-10-08T10:18:10Z")

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This discussion should help you. It’s always worth searching the forum to see if issues like yours have been discussed before.

Good luck!

> [@Imprting legacy RW content](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/imprting-legacy-rw-content/30732/2):
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> You can probably go through these steps to get them to open. The reality is that so much has changed especially since RW 5 that you probably would be better off just copying and pasting from the existing sites, The important thing in upgrading is to get the addons (stacks, etc) current and copied across to the new RW8. The old sites are probably so dated and at least the RW5 ones aren’t responsive. I’d probably start over with a new theme or framework.

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**Author:** ![louth6656](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@louth6656](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/louth6656)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/transfer-of-files-from-older-version-of-rw/35128/3 "2020-10-08T11:48:50Z")

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Many thanks  
Appreciated…  
I thought that would be the better and safer way. I’m going to try and open some of the old files so I can possibly copy some of the content.  
I haven’t used Stacks before so I thing that’s the way to go .  
Thanks again  
Regards Fil

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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 7, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/transfer-of-files-from-older-version-of-rw/35128/4 "2020-11-07T21:48:57Z")

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