How redefine existing site in DW cs3?

Hello everyone,
I use Dreamweaver CS3. I had to move onto a new old G5 when the old old one died, and also have updated my OS to 10.5.8, and reinstalled Dreamweaver. This appears to have erased my site definitions in Site > Manage Sites, which is now a blank slate.
I'm updating my web site, which is proceeding OK within DW. But how do I best proceed with redefining (?) my site (already existing) on my computer, and successfully upload the changes to my hosting service?
Also, I don't see the FTP client ikon anywhere to connect to my ISP, which I assume is because there's no site definition info in Site > Manage Sites.
Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated.

Same as the first time you set up the site
Treat it as a new site and enter all the needed info.

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