Can't Preview In Browser

Hey guys, I'm hoping I can get some help with this problem that's happening. For some reason, Dreamweaver isn't recognizing the correct location of my files. I have a MacBook Pro running the latest version of OS X, and I also have two hard drives installed, which is where this problem is happening. I store all of my music, documents, etc. on a hard drive and everything else on an SSD. When I try to preview in the browser, it says the web page can not be found in all browsers.
I can't seem to find a solution for his in the preferences. I even have tried to use a temporary file.
Thanks

Going through the Mac finder to an external drive will not load http://volumes. It opens file:///volumes which is a different protocol. When you setup a test site in DW it uses the http protocol. You may be able to get away with setting up a server like MAMP and pointing it at the external drive directly and using the http:// address from the web server. Otherwise you need to setup the external drive as a shared network drive so you can call the network address vs. calling a local file:/// address.

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Stanko07 wrote:
Hi jl200,
I have the same problem since few weeks, and I am absolutely sure that jdaco answer isn't correct. All my files are on a desktop (iMac hard drive) all times and Dreamweaver has a problem with a preview in the Chrome browser. Few weeks ago everything was OK, so there isn't a problem with the files location. I think the problem has started after the last Dreamweaver update. Unfortunately I don't have any idea what to do to resolve this issue.
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