Cann't open file domain.sites2

Cann't open the file Domain.Sites 2 of iWeb on my MacBook.
My MacBook is running on OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
I did run the program of verify and repair permissions and since then teh problem started

Try the following:
1 - delete the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iWeb's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder (Snow Leopard and Earlier).
3 - launch iWeb and try again.
If that doesn't help continue with:
move the domain file from your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
launch iWeb, create a new test site, save the new domain file and close iWeb.
go to the your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
launch iWeb and try again.
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Can't open file Domain.sites2 - OS 10.5.8 iWeb won't open.

hi, can anyone help?
I haven't installed Lion. i'm still using 10.5.8
I last edited my website on December 5,2011 and today it won't open at all.
Geting an error message Can't open file Domain.sites2
I've tried copying the file to a new location - but it won't open there either.
i've tried restoring a version from December 10th using Time Machine but it won't open that file either...
any ideas, anyone?
thanks
Kat

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.

Can't Open the domain.sites2 file I Want To!

I'm tearing my hair out here!
I had multiple websites within iweb 08, but using it as more of a publishing facility and creating graphic adverts and stuff. Then I decided to make a website, which is where it all went to pot.
I hadn't realised that the domain.sites2 file contained all the information for the multiple sites.
What happened:
I downloaded iwebsites to separate sites and once managed to upload the website I wanted to publish to my .mac account. Then I successfully retrieved the old websites again fine.
When I tried this process again, everything was lost other than the published site. I had a back up of the domain.sites2 file on an external hard drive which I am now trying to get to open in iweb! And it won't.
I have gone through the process of deleting the iweb preferences and opening a blank site, saving it and replacing it with the old domains file with the content I want to open, but it always reverts to a new site (asking me to pick a template) or the last saved 'test' site.
I really don't want to lose everything I have been working on for the last 2 years! Does anyone have any ideas why the domain file I want to open isn't showing the correct content?
I would appreciate any help! Thanks

Yep I've tried that but it reverts back to the last saved test site. When I look at the package contents the pics and other items from all my sites are there but will not open as before!

What applications can open a Domain.sites2.zip file?

I am hoping someone out there in the Mac community can help me: I'm taking over a website that was created with iWeb and someone has given me what seems to be a totally unusable "zipped" version of the site. I can't make heads or tails out of it. They said that iWeb does not import files, so presumably even if I get iWeb and try to use the file, it isn't going to work. But the export function must exist for some reason, right? :-) Presumably there are other software options out there that can open this and perhaps using them I can re-export it into standard HTML?
I generally run Linux and would ideally like suggestions as to what Linux program I should use to open this...but if that's not possible, any help would be great. I really appreciate any and all help or suggestions. Thank you!

Firstly, do you have a Mac and are you using a Mac that has iWeb on it? It would seem so from your profile as you have iWeb 08 at the bottom and Mac OSX 10.6.8?
If so all you have to do with any zipped file is double click it and it will unzip, so if you double click on a zipped domain.sites file, it will unzip and you are then left with the domain.sites file.
The application that will open a domain.sites file is iWeb and only iWeb. On your Mac, all you need do is place the domain file in the same place that it normally resides which is under User/Library/Application Support/iWeb/domain.sites and then double click it and iWeb will open it.
You say that you are using iWeb 08? In this case, you need to ensure that you are using iWeb 08 or above - IWeb 09 on your own Mac so that you can open the domain file - domain files are not backward compatible.
It is correct that iWeb CANNOT import files - iWeb has no import facility for html files - it is unable to open a site that has been published being html and css.
What you have been given is the domain.sites file that iWeb most definitely can use and open - the domain file is NOT and html file and contains all the data that iWeb can use and that is why you have been sent the file because iWeb can use this file.
There is no export facility as you put it in iWeb, but there is a publish to a local folder option that is used to publish your site and then upload it to a server.
Generally, iWeb sites do not import well into other programmes so if you want to do this, then it would be best to re-build the site using another programme, but if you have a Mac running iWeb, then just double click on the zipped file and it will open it and iWeb will then open the domain.sites file.

How can I open the domain.sites2 that other person make?

Hello,
Actually I've already copied the domain.sites2 from other mac.
And I'd like to open it and change inside. But I don't know how to do that.
One more thing,
Is is working 'scp -r someone:~Library/Application Support/iWeb/domain.sites2' to copy the sites2 file(folder?)??

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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Can't open domain.sites2 in iWeb

Hi,
Can anyone help? My laptop crashed a the same time as my TM backups. I have managed to salvage my domain.sites2 file, but when I rebuilt the laptop and upgraded to ML, any time I try to open iWeb it says it cannot open file ~/domain.sites2.
Things I have tried:
Copy/restart/replace the file.
I have followed Pondinis suggestion about putting the file in a disc image to wipe the rights, then copy it back again.
I have tried resetting the home directory rights but to know avail.
Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.
Allan.

Something does not seem complete in your path name.
~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/domain.sites
or better yet
~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2
Use the drop down menu in Finder>Go>Go to Folder copy and paste:
~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/

IWeb domain.sites2 does not open after transferring to another computer

I perused other posts, but still could not get a resolution to my problem....
I followed online instructions to transfer an iWeb file to another Mac computer using Dropbox. The file is Domain.sites2 and seems to be intact on my alternate computer. However, when I attempt to open the file (by clicking on the file name), it opens iWeb, but the site is not there. I don't see how to open an iWeb file after opening the program either. Can anyone help? Thanks.

See this page for how to open a Domain.sites2 file when using Lion or Mountain Lion...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/mountain-lion.html

File "Domain.site2" ist damaged, Websites don't open

I've got a problem - can't open the websites I've created as the file "domain.sites2" seems not to contain all the information of the 4 sites I created.
The sites are there, but I can't access them via iWeb. I have no idea, why domain.sites is damaged or "almost empty". Does anyone have an idea how to avoid the process of re-building all the websites? Can I build a new domain-file with the websites that sre still on my HD?
Thanks in advance for helpful hints
Donalfredo

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For opening your domain file in Lion for the first time or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
Just launch the applicaiton, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
This may be of some interest to you: Life After MobileMe.
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Iweb installed on a new computer but i have this error message: Can't open file "~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2."

I have just installed ilife on my new computer from my disk. I have several backups of my webpage from my old computer. Everything would be great if I could just run the program. When I click the icon for iWeb I get the following message: Can’t open file “~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2.”
Somebody please help! I desperately need to update my website.

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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Can't open file "~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2."

Hello,
I have been using iWeb for over a year and I have a lot of my work on it. But for some reason, when I went to open iWeb, I get the error message:
+Can’t open file “~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2.”+
Does anyone know how I can fix this and make sure my content doesn't get deleted?
Thank You!

Deleting the preference file does not affect the domain.sites2 file. If it's not in the default folder or has a name other than domain.sites2 then that's why iWeb couldn't find and open it. Find it and double-click on it to open it with iWeb 2. You do have a backup copy the domain file, right? If not download and use frequently the Automator application that Varkgirl created. You can get it at Varkgirl's iWeb Tips and Tricks site.

Why I cannot open a restored domain.sites2 file with iweb?? Message: "

Why I cannot open a restored domain.sites2 file with iweb?? Message: "domain.sites2 couldn't be opend"

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Iweb not opening domain.sites2 file

Hi
One of the people I support is having a problem with iweb. She went and updated her site the other day. The next day, when she opened iweb to work on it some more, it didn't recognize her domain.sites2 file. It actually opened as if the site never existed. After I pulled the domain.sites2 icon to my desktop, I dragged it directly onto iweb. No good, is still opened up as if it were creating a new site. So, I opened up the sites icon so I could see everything in it, and all of the persons data is in there (pictures, forms, etc). When I copy the data out of that domain.sites2 folder and put it in another and rename it, it does the same thing (tries to open as if the data doesn't exist).
Anyway, what caused this? More importantly, how do I get it to work again? She may have a functional backup (I have to go onto our servers and take a look-the computers back up automatically), but if for some reason it overwrote a previous copy, this may be all I have to work with.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Often an interruption of some sort, iWeb crash, computer crash, while iWeb is writing to it's files in the domain package. The best solution is to have a current backup of the domain file. That can be had by using Time Machine (hourly backups) or use a 3rd party backup application like Synk Standard which can do incremental backup, i.e. copy only those recent new or changed files) on a more frequent basis.
There was a new posting today about damaged domain files and the OP narrowed it down to a file in the package. You can read about it here: CRASHED and LOST EVERYTHING due to Library/App Supp/iWeb/index.xml.gz
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IWeb domain sites2 file can't seem to open on other computer

Thanks to the many postings, I finally found my domain sites2 file.
I have iWeb08.
I stored domain.site on my mobile me directory, but couldn't open it on my other computer
I put it on a removeable thumb drive, and still couldn't open it.
Am I missing something here?

GrinCoach wrote:
Am I missing something here?
Welcome to the discussions. Possibly NOTE 1 here:
http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWebTwocomputers.html

Getting error Can't open file "~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2." when trying to open iWeb?

I recently had to replace my harddrive a few months back and tried to open my iWeb to update my website. When I click to open it, I get "Can’t open file “~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2.” I uploaded iLife again but that didn't seem to help.

Did you confirm that you have a Domain.sites2 file in your Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder? If so double click on it to try to open with iWeb. If that doesn't work try the following:
delete the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist, that resides in your Home()/Library/Preferences folder.
go to your Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete its contents.
launch iWeb and try again.
If that doesn't help continue with:
move the domain file from your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
launch iWeb, create a new test site, save the new domain file and close iWeb.
go to the your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
launch iWeb and try again.
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My iWeb can't open. A sign comes up and says:"Can't open file "~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2." Help?

I love iWeb. It has many advantages over on-line web-builders, but finding help is not easy.
My iWeb just stopped working. When I try to open it, a sign comes up "Can’t open file “~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2.”
Can anyone help we fix this error and get back to work?
David aT [email protected]

Happens a lot :
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