Domain.sites2 duplicate file no longer needed.

Is it ok to put a Domain.sites2 duplicate file in the trash? Just want to be sure before I empty the trash. Thanks.

Yes, you can trash it like any other file.

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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 do I use my Time Machine as an external hard drive to just dump files no longer needed on my computer?

How Do I use my time machine as an external hard drive?

Time Machine is software that allows a Mac to backup to a Time Capsule or other hard drive, so I think you are asking about the Time Capsule here, correct?
http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/
How do you plan to connect the Time Capsule to your network, or is it already connected and configured?
When you have it configured on the network, you can use the Finder to copy/paste or drag/drop files from your Mac to the Time Capsule disk.

Files in MobileME needed back in domain.sites2 file to update in iweb

I have the files in the mobileme - MANY files but not one named domain.sites2 - How do I repackage to have them work in iweb again?

If you didn't find your domain file in the your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder the download Find File to search for domain.sites2 on your HD. It will search areas that Spotlight can't.
If you don't have that domain file any more and don't have a backup (read Time Machine or the like) you'll have to rebuild the site from scratch. Chapter 2.3 of tje iWeb FAQ.org site has tips on using some of the published files in the reconstruction of the site.
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Copying original domain.sites2 file difficulty

I am trying to copy the domain.sites2 file on my iMac in the USA where I started my website on iWeb.
I apparently need to place it in my iWeb site on my MacBook Pro where I am now in China.
Through "back to my Mac" I am connected to my iMac....got all the way to my domain.sites2 file (took about 45 minutes) and dragged the
file to my thumbdrive. It immediately pops a little screen and says "preparing to copy to "my thumbdrive" then the long blue screw action and under that it says "preparing to copy domain". It's been at that point for over an hour and this is the second time I have done that. Yesterday I spent all day trying to get it to copy to iDisk.
Any secrets to get this domain.sites2 file copied so I can use it to get the work on my blog to publish on my MBPro?
Thanks

Thank you Wyodor
I will try copying to a rw disk. Would you do that from "back to my Mac"
Right now I am in logmein looking at my original computer screen trying to copy the original domain.sites2 file I created my website with. I am trying to copy it to iDisk....although it looks like it will be painfully slow.
Another question...would I not have transferred the original domain.sites2 file when I loaded my MBPro with my time machine backup from my iMac??
Of course that file does not exist on my MBPro anymore because I started my blog using whatever I copied from my iMac to my MBPro when I started adding my blog and blog entries... But my first few blog entries published ok but now the blog/website won't ever publish. I do know both versions of iWeb are the same.
I've read just about every post and recommendation on here but am just about to give up trying to publish.
When at my original files through "back to my Mac" I tried to drag/copy the file to a thumb drive but it just kept spinning for hours. I will try one of your methods...I'll try a rw disk (from "burn disk"?)or maybe the DiskImage...if I can figure out how to do that....I'm not used to copying much except to USB (thumb)...so a little unsure of myself...

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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Transfer iWeb contents to another computer & merging Domain.sites2 files.

Hi
I've a MacBook Pro with one set of iWeb files which are published. I've an older MacBook which contains a different set of iWeb files, which are also published. I want to consolidate both these set of iWeb files on one computer. I was reading that I need to transfer the Domain.sites2 file from one computer to the other.
When I do so, I don't want to clobber the original set of contents. How do I merge two Domain.sites2 files?
thanks.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
How do I merge two Domain.sites2 files?
You can do that with iWebSites. Just remember to make backup copies of both domain files to be merged in case the merge doesn't go as advertised. I've merged sites before with no problem.
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Help-moved Domain.sites2 file, lost content wife's site

Hi,
This is about my wife's MAC so it is even more serious because it's my fault. I'm her IT guy but I don't know her iWeb projects very well. I helped her get started and once her site launched a year ago, all has been great and I stopped studying/learning iWeb. Now I'm in trouble.
So asked for help creating/publish multiple websites from iWeb09. (personal and work) Don't know if she'll publish as sub/site on her mobileMe or host the second site elsewhere. I read the forums this morning about iWeb's use of the Domain.site file. I read that if you move the file from it's default location (lib/app support/iweb) to another level in the Finder, then iWeb will open to a new site template and no longer default to her personal site. Okay, got it. Did it. Created a folder called "iWeb Sites" in the Library/Sites folder. Created folders for her sep sites, work / personal.
Then I moved Domain.sites2 to the new "personal" folder. Launched iWeb from there to check her site. All good - still there. Quit iWeb
Re-launched iWeb from dock, saw it create a new Domain.sites2 file in lib/app support/iWeb. I chose "New Site" in the menu. After it appeared, I deleted her Site icon (and the files under it went away). Okay, good, now this Domain.sites2 file is ready to be her new work website. Quit, and movd this Domain file from it's default (lib/app supp/iWeb to the new "work" folder.
Now the problem...(if you don't already see it coming). I went back to open her personal site to make sure it would open directly from the new "personal" folder - it's new home. It opened with NONE of her site info. Totally new site - all her content gone.
First thing I did was quit. Opened my ftp (cyberduck) went to her mobileme account and downloaded the entire "SITES" folder.
Now what? Where did I go wrong and how do I fix it?
Thank you!

The first time you open iWeb it creates a Domain.sites2 file in :
~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/
where ~ is your Home directory.
Anything you do in iWeb is stored in that file.
When you move the file to another location, for reasons only you know, iWeb cannot find it and offers you to find the Domain file or create a new one.
You can also double click the file you moved to open it in iWeb.
iWeb will remember it the next time you open iWeb.
If you start moving files around and creating folders for whatever reason and lost track, then retrace your steps to the point where it went wrong. If in the process you created multiple copies, then open them one by one and see what's inside.
You can have multiple domain files, I have 57, for any reason you desire. They are not linked and are fully independent of each other. It's up to you how you organize these different files and remember what they are for.
If you publish the Sites in each domain file to MobileMe, then the last one published will be the default Sites. If Sites in different domain files have the same name then it is surprise, surprise which page will be deleted, updated or added on the server.
Downloading the Sites (the HomePage folder) or the Web/Sites folder (where iWeb publishes the pages) from iDisk is useless in this respect, since it does not contain anything usefull. You cannot import webpages back into iWeb.
[The concept of iWeb Sites|http://homepage.mac.com/wyodor/.Public/The concept of iWeb Sites.pdf] (pdf)

My Domain.sites2 file is MIA

I did a search in spotlight and nothing.
The iWeb folder in Application Support < Library < ...
is totally empty.
I think I may have deleted it.
Yesterday, I decided to start over, so I duplicated my site and it's pages, then I deleted the first one on the list.
Could that be the reason I have no Doman.sites2 file?
In any case, I do have it on the server and I have the local folder in my computer that I published the site to just before I uploaded it to the server.
Is there a way I can retreive the Domain.sites2 file
from any of these things?
Better question is: is there another way to open my site in iWeb, without a Domain.sites2 file, but having the published folder in my local computer, and it is already on the server.
thanks!!
I just need to make a couple of changes.

Ahhh! I see how it works.
okay,i'll do that,copy the domain and paste in the iWeb folder,
then make a copy everytime I save changes.
I have made copies of this stinkin Domain file everywhere!
including a two flashdrives. I do have TimeCapsule, but I have it set up to back up only my system hardrive. So when I went into TC to look for the domain file in the iWeb folder, it was empty... no domain file in my boot drive. It was in my external drive all along although I don't remember putting it there.
One of these days, this will all make sense
thanks for the help!!

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.

How can I delete the photos or files in my iCloud storage that is no longer needed?

How can I delete the photos or files in my icloud storage that is no longer needed?

Explain how it didn't work and what you are trying to delete. Since icloud doesn't store photos except for those in a backup (then delete the backup); photos in photo stream do not count towards your storage limit.

Saving the domain file in iWeb fails. I have tried deleting the cache. I see that the file uploads to iWeb but the message is that the domain.sites2 file can't be saved. I note that duplicating the domain gives me different size files. Ideas?

I have read other discussions and my problem persists.
I note that duplicating the domain file user/library/applications support/iweb/domain.sites2 gives me files of varying sizes (I'm at around 200Mb).
I tried rebuilding the cache ../library/caches/com.apple.iweb - no change
I found a note to delete also a preference file ../library/prefernces/com.apple.iweb bt found more than one (.../plist and .../plist.lockfile) so ducked that.
The website seems to update out of sync - as if I have a domain file elsewhere (in the cloud?) that is saving on my drive later - that doesn't make sense of the comments I have read. My domain.sites2 file is stadily growing - so one interpretation is that files are being saved and the error message is the error.
This has been a problem for about a year as I have tried many alternative solutions. I;m looking fro somethign substantially different.
One repeated situation is that I write a new page and upload it. I get the usual error message. I visit the site and there is the new page. My domain (on my machine) shows no new work, so I copy the stuff on the web back to my domain and steadily the file increases in size. Bewildering.
Everything is as up to date as it can be. I don't reboot very often as my machine is rarley off.
I'm looking for different ideas and approaches.....

Although some of the following will be a repeat but try the following:
delete the iWeb preference files, com.apple.iWeb.plist and com.apple.iWeb.plist.lockfile, that resides in your Home() /Library/Preferences folder.
go to your Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete its contents.
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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 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!

Anyone know if the long standing duplicate files problem with File History has been fixed yet?

There are loads of public threads about the duplicate files problem
with Windows 8/8.1 File History backup system.
From all the threads I've looked at, there seems to be no solution,
and no acknowledgement from MS that they can even repro the problem
(which surprises me considerably as there are so many people who
notice the problem).
Is anyone aware of whether MS (may) have fixed this for Win10?
Are MS aware of the problem and if they're able to fix it?
Dave - with many GB of duplicated files in File History :)

Hmm, is that the attitude MS would recommend? :)
Why would I care what Microsoft would recommend?
Clearly you don't, and you appear to have missed my smiley. Calm down
Noel, many of us are as annoyed by aspects of modern Windows as you
are. :)
I'm all about making Windows actually WORK/./
Aren't we all? Windows is software I use too many hours every day, I
along with many millions of others need it to work really well. You
are not alone.
When they implement something that doesn't work, and even if it did work doesn't do what's needed - and/beyond that/ they remove features people DO need (such as the GUI for Windows Backup), I see no wrong in advising people of the way things
really are.
File History essentially does work - it's saved me a couple of times
in the past couple of weeks. It just has a highly annoying habit of
creating 100% duplicates of some files for no apparent reason. If MS
have fixed that I won't have any known complaints about it.
If you don't like it, you don't have to use it. I generally like it, I
just want to see that its fixed.
Dave

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hello I have tried everything to get rid of files that I no longer need in word, when I am finished with them it asks do i want to save them i say no ,but when i open word again the files are still in word ,I have tried to grag them to the trash can no luck, also went to finder to try there but no luck so what am I doing wrong it is very frustrating , as I no longer want these files kept in word ????

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