# How do I move RM 7 to RM 8

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/how-do-i-move-rm-7-to-rm-8/2737>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question, feature-request\
**Created:** [November 30, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/how-do-i-move-rm-7-to-rm-8/2737 "2021-11-30T14:15:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sandy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Sandy64](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Sandy64)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/how-do-i-move-rm-7-to-rm-8/2737/1 "2021-11-30T14:15:22Z")

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I don’t know how to move 7 to 8 , I need help.

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**Author:** ![Rooty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rooty](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Rooty)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/how-do-i-move-rm-7-to-rm-8/2737/2 "2021-11-30T14:57:12Z")

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1. For most questions (computer…health…etc) just ask Google and shift through the responses for recent on topic items. For basic computer background, just buy a basic $20 book from Amazon like “teach yourself visually Macbook…MB Pro…iMac etc.” as appropriate to your computer.

2. You do not “move RM7 to 8” RM7 is one program. RM8 is a different program and you would download it from the website and install it as usual. Both 7 and 8 can exist on the same comuputer but do not get confused which file and media folder is your master.

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**Author:** ![alainemk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@alainemk](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/alainemk)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/how-do-i-move-rm-7-to-rm-8/2737/3 "2021-11-30T17:58:38Z")

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If you are asking about moving an existing RM7 database to RM8 it is an Import process. From the Home screen choose Import file, import from another program, RM vers 1-7. Choose you most current RM7 file.

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**Author:** ![Sandy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Sandy64](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Sandy64)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/how-do-i-move-rm-7-to-rm-8/2737/4 "2021-11-30T22:19:12Z")

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Thank you, I did what you said I just had to figure out how to move forward after that. It was hit and miss but I am in.