# Should I go from RM7 to RM9 on new computer?

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/should-i-go-from-rm7-to-rm9-on-new-computer/6549>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [March 4, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/should-i-go-from-rm7-to-rm9-on-new-computer/6549 "2023-03-04T20:48:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![K715](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@K715](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/K715)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/should-i-go-from-rm7-to-rm9-on-new-computer/6549/1 "2023-03-04T20:48:26Z")

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I just got a new computer. I still have RM7 on the old one. Should I install RM9 on the new one and import the file from RM7? I read that RM8 had to convert the RM7 files, so I don’t know if a RM7 file can be imported to RM9. Thanks for the help!

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**Author:** ![JP1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JP1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/JP1)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/should-i-go-from-rm7-to-rm9-on-new-computer/6549/2 "2023-03-04T22:11:30Z")

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> [@K715](#):
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> so I don’t know if a RM7 file can be imported to RM9

Yes, it can be imported using the same process as in RM8.

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**Author:** ![K715](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@K715](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/K715)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/should-i-go-from-rm7-to-rm9-on-new-computer/6549/3 "2023-03-04T22:24:22Z")

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Great! Thank you! I’ll give it a try.