# Upgrade to Rapid weaver 8 from 7

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-to-rapid-weaver-8-from-7/31590>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 5, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-to-rapid-weaver-8-from-7/31590 "2020-03-05T14:32:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![yuiriyama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/yuiriyama/32/17896_2.png) [@yuiriyama](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/yuiriyama)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-to-rapid-weaver-8-from-7/31590/1 "2020-03-05T14:32:45Z")

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Hello.

I have a project file made by Rapid Weaver 7.

I bought Rapid Weaver 8 Software, and I want to open RW7 file.

But I can’t open this file on RW8…

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**Author:** ![jabostick](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jabostick/32/1760_2.png) [@jabostick](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jabostick)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-to-rapid-weaver-8-from-7/31590/2 "2020-03-05T15:25:18Z")

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If you try and open a RW7 file with RW 8, it _should_ trigger a dialogue box asking if you’d like to convert it to an RW8 project file.

When you say you can’t open it, what is happening?

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**Author:** ![yuiriyama](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/yuiriyama/32/17896_2.png) [@yuiriyama](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/yuiriyama)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-to-rapid-weaver-8-from-7/31590/3 "2020-03-05T16:41:24Z")

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Thanks, dear jabostick.

When I was asked if you’d like to convert it to an RW8 project file, click [Upgrade] button, this message:

New Rapidweaver Project Created  
RapidWeaver uses a new document format - and a new .rw8 project file has been created alongside your old RapidWeaver document. You should open the ‘●●●●.rw8’ project file saved by RapidWeaver in future to prevent changes being lost.

But, any contents be seen…

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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:** [April 5, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-to-rapid-weaver-8-from-7/31590/4 "2020-04-05T02:41:26Z")

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