Bring back iWeb site into iWeb

Someone deleted my iWeb project file (Domain) and I am wondering if I can bring back the version I have on my .Mac server (my on-line site) and be able to build on it in iWeb again, rather than starting it from scratch. thanks

No, it is not possible to bring the published iWeb files back into iWeb. However the content of your site (images, text, videos, etc.) is here:
Finder > Go > iDisk > My iDisk > (wait) > Web > Sites > ...
So you could copy the folders containing your content from your iDisk to your Desktop and start to rebuild your website in iWeb.

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