Config Files Backup to Avoid Interface Bug

Question

I have recently upgraded to Adobe Creative Suite Master
Collection. Although I am impressed with the collection for the
most part, I can't believe that Adobe has not addressed a glaring
bug in the user interface that will contsantly corrupt the sites
list and configuration files.
The bug stems from having a large website portfolio. As a web
designer, as well as a webmaster, I have just finished configuring
most of the sites and directories I need immediate access to.
Dreamweaver CS3 could not import the previous site list and
configuration because of the interface bug which is constantly
corrupting that file. What happens, is that I select the website to
work on (say, dnsite.com) from the drop down list, and am satisied
that I am there. Unfortunately, my attention is diverted or I
simply forget to click somewhere else in the window. If I would
click somewhere else in the window, things would be fine. But that
fact that I need to is a true interface bug, because when I don't
click somewhere else (for whatever reason), I look at my list of
files and immediately start to scroll down through the file list to
get to the file I want to work on, BY USING THE MOUSE WHEEL, like I
always do. However, because I have not clicked outside of that
original site list drop down box, that site list selector scrolls.
The result is that Dw loads and scans each site over and over until
it comes to the end of the list, OR CORRUPTS THE SITE LIST AND
CONFIG FILE. This happens all the time with me, and it is extremely
infuriating. In order to combat this interface design bug, and Dw's
inability to protect its own configuration files by handling them
correctly, or even producing a backup file that it can revert to in
the event that it has corrupted that last site list and config
file, this interface bug has forced me to manually backup the site
list and config file. But apparently, this file has moved since
Dreamweaver 2004 MX?
By the way, it would be simple to fix this bug with a simple
pop-up dialogue window that would disappear once the correct site
was selected (duh... I thought that Adobe's noted interface design
excellence would have fixed this strange idiotic flaw immediately,
but I see they haven't addresses anything us web designers want or
need). I know Macromedia was working on the interface, but they
never did get it right and I was expecting BIG improvements from
Adobe RIGHT AWAY (because they are so good at it and Macromedia was
so poor at UI design).
Because of this this bug, and because I just configured over
60 websites that I need to maintain immediate access to, I need to
backup my website list and configuration file, but I see that it
has changed or moved. It used to be in the application data folder
in the folder up one directory from the My Documents for my
username on the computer, but I can't find it anymore. I checked
All Users as well. Where has this file gone, and what is it named,
now?
By the way, as a default, you would be saving me and other
web designers a great deal of time (re)configuring my list of sites
if you would have included .psd .ai and .eps as file extensions to
cloak. Macromedia didn't do this because they didn't want to
promote you, but you own this software now, update it.
So little thought has gone into this update that I am truly
dissapointed. Dw used to improve with each update. You can't tell
me anyone is happy with it and keep a straight face.
-Doug
Symbiotic Design

Answer 1

> to the file I want to work on, BY USING THE MOUSE WHEEL,
like I always do.
> However, because I have not clicked outside of that
original site list drop
> down box, that site list selector scrolls.
Not what you'll want to hear probably- but the site list
scrolls again
because the site list drop down is what has focus. It has
focus until you
click something else. That's the GUI behavior i would expect
instead of a
warning dialog box getting in the way.
click in the files panel if you want to scroll the list of
files for the
chosen site.
location of Configuration folder:
Dreamweaver CS3 on Windows Vista:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver
9\Configuration
* Dreamweaver 8 on Windows Vista:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
8\Configuration
* Dreamweaver CS3 on Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application
Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver
9\Configuration
* Dreamweaver 8 on Windows XP & 2000:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application
Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
8\Configuration
* Dreamweaver CS3 on Mac OS X:
Mac HD:Users:[username]:Library:Application
Support:Adobe:Dreamweaver
9:Configuration
* Dreamweaver 8 on Mac OS X:
Mac HD:Users:[username]:Library:Application
Support:Macromedia:Dreamweaver
8:Configuration
The site definition information is stored in a Registry Key
on windows.
mm-exporter.joexx.de/ is a free third-party utility that can
handle this and
other tasks.
The site defs on macintosh- probaby easiest to use the Export
button in the
manage sites dialog box. Can't lay hands on the file location
offhand.
Alan
Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/