Deleting an iWeb site with movies

I have been using my iWeb site while abroad to send small movie clips etc home to the family, now I am home, I want to delete that content and start a new website altogether.
If I delete the local copies of the files does it update the site too? and where can I find the movies as I want to keep them but not on the site.
Thanks all
Geoff

When you initially put the movies into iWeb how did you do this? Did you create the movie page directly from iMovie or did you drag and drop the videos into iWeb?
When you use a movie in iWeb, iWeb places a copy of the movie in your Domain file. If you drag and drop from your "movies" folder into iWeb, that original file stays right in the movies folder. So, if you were bringing your media from other places (even if you use the Media inspector) into iWeb, deleting that content does NOT delete your originals.
If you deleted it after copying it to save space, now you've only got one copy IN your Domain file. In that case, you could control-click on your Domain file, choose "Show Package Contents" and then copy out the movie files before you delete the content in iWeb.
If you're not sure if you want to completely erase everything you've done, you can always save off your Domain file for future use. Once you've got it filed away, you can create a whole new site in iWeb knowing that anything that you forgot to make a copy of, you still have available.

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