# Upgrading from OS X and RW 4.4.2

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [June 27, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823 "2018-06-27T19:54:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![MD22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MD22](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MD22)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823/1 "2018-06-27T19:54:41Z")

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I’m about to upgrade my Mac Pro from Snow Leopard (10.6.8) to El Capitan (10.11). I have Rapid Weaver 4.4.2. installed for my website. What is my best course of action to make the change smoothly? Should I get the newest version of RW or an older one? Will the old RW even _open_ after El Capitan is installed? Thanks for any advice!

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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:** [June 27, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823/2 "2018-06-27T19:59:10Z")

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I might upgrade your RW version before you do an OS upgrade. At least get to RW 5.4.1 or RW 6 maybe (you can just use demo versions as upgrades). There are some instructions here:  
[https://help.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver-7/upgrading-from-rapidweaver-5-or-6](https://help.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver-7/upgrading-from-rapidweaver-5-or-6)

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**Author:** ![MD22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MD22](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MD22)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823/3 "2018-06-27T22:17:02Z")

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Thanks, Jason. It looks like I would _first_ have to upgrade to Yosemite to get RW 5.4.1. Then upgrade to El Capitan in order to get RW7. Does that make sense?

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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:** [June 28, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823/4 "2018-06-28T03:16:28Z")

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Having not done it myself, I don’t want to definitively say for sure. Maybe @LaPan or @simon could chime in?

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**Author:** ![LaPan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lapan/32/92_2.png) [@LaPan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LaPan)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823/5 "2018-06-28T03:32:03Z")

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Like Jason suggested, I would upgrade RapidWeaver to the highest version within the OSX level first, open your files and save AND THEN upgrade to the next highest OSX version that’s required by your choice of RapidWeaver version, etc.

Here’s the minimum requirements for each version:

- RapidWeaver 7.5.2 requires OS X 10.11 or newer.
- RapidWeaver 6.4 requires OS X 10.9 “Mavericks” or newer.
- RapidWeaver 5.4.1 requires OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” or newer.

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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:** [July 28, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrading-from-os-x-and-rw-4-4-2/20823/6 "2018-07-28T13:32:03Z")

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