# Why does RapidWeaver crash when opening a file from iCloud?

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [November 8, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-rapidweaver-crash-when-opening-a-file-from-icloud/41281 "2021-11-08T20:09:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![telepati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@telepati](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/telepati)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-rapidweaver-crash-when-opening-a-file-from-icloud/41281/1 "2021-11-08T20:09:42Z")

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My files are in iCloud. And when double click it Rapidweaver always crashes. If I use Open files inside Rapidweaver and choose the files, it is opening.

 ![Screen Shot 2021-11-08 at 23.01.01](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/1/0/1097d3c91165d90e79603b0c9debf9c710f47f6e.png)

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**Author:** ![telepati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@telepati](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/telepati)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-rapidweaver-crash-when-opening-a-file-from-icloud/41281/2 "2021-11-08T20:27:46Z")

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I think I found the problem. This is an extension problem. When you hide Extension from Get Info this crash happens.

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**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:** [November 8, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-rapidweaver-crash-when-opening-a-file-from-icloud/41281/3 "2021-11-08T20:37:33Z")

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@telepati very odd, looks like the file might be corrupted, this can sometimes happen if the file has been editor on two different machines at the same time/or the sync hasn’t finished from the other machine…

I’d suggest saving a new copy of it just to be one the safe side.

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**Author:** ![telepati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@telepati](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/telepati)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-rapidweaver-crash-when-opening-a-file-from-icloud/41281/4 "2021-11-08T21:43:07Z")

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I don’t think so cause I just remove the hide extension checkmark and everything works. Also, this file is a backup file from the server.

Edit: I made a couple of tests. You should be right @dan. I created lots of new and demo themes and save them all into iCloud. And try to open directly from inside the iCloud. Looks everything works.

Thanks, man. 🤟

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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:** [December 9, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-rapidweaver-crash-when-opening-a-file-from-icloud/41281/5 "2021-12-09T07:43:52Z")

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