Dreamweaver site definition backup

Hi there,
Very straightforward question.
I look after loads of site, IE. have got loads for site
connection
information within Dreamweaver. Sometimes I need to reload my
system... you
know the deal, system problems etc.
Is there a file/s that I can backup so I can preserve all the
site
definition information?
Big thanks,
@ndyB

Nice one.
Thanks,
@ndyB
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>> Is there a file/s that I can backup so I can
preserve all the site
>> definition information?
>
> Site > Manage Sites > Export
>
> or use mm exporter from
http://mm-exporter.joexx.de/
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Hi
Wenn ich bei einer bestehenden Site auf Site - Site verwalten gehe, erscheint das Dialogfenster Sites verwalten. Die Site ist im Auswahlfenster ersichtich, ich aktiviere sie und wähle Bearbeiten. Im folgenden Dialogfenster Site-Definition für ABCSite ist im linken Abschnitt die erste Auswahl aktiviert, d.h. grau hinterlegt. Die Einträge für Site-Name und Lokaler Site-Ordner sind korrekt angezeigt.
Um das Verzeichnis auf dem Remote Server zu ändern möchte ich mit der Maus im linken Teil des Fensters Erweiterte Einstellungen auswählen. Diese Auswahl lässt sich mit der Maus jedoch nicht aktivieren, auch mit der Tastatur kommt man nicht auf diese Auswahl. Die übrigen Auswahlen im linken Teil Server und Versionskotrolle können ebenfalls nicht ausgewählt werden. Nebst der Auswahl des lokalen Site-Ordners und des Site-Namens kann ich einzig Hilfe, Speichern und Abbrechen aktivieren.
Ich habe Dreamweaver CS5 Version 11, Build 4909 installiert. Ich habe Dreamweaver neu installiert, was das Problem jedoch leider nicht behoben hat.
Hat jemand eine Idee, was hier zu machen sei? Herzlichen Dank im voraus für die Unterstützung.
Roland

Hallo Hans-Günter
Danke für den Tipp. Ich habe die Deutsche Anfrage in den internationalen Foren publiziert und in English in Dreamweaver.
Viele Grüsse
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Betreff: Dreamweaver - Site Definition - Erweiterte Einstellungen nicht verfügbar
Re: Dreamweaver - Site Definition - Erweiterte Einstellungen nicht verfügbar
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I just purchased 2 brand new iMacs (one for office and one for home) to replace my old MacBook Pro. I am now moving all of my client files to an extranal hard drive so that I can share the same exact files in both locations. I just realized it won't be that easy with Dreamweaver because of the site definitions, which are stored locally on the computer.
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I think the OP was wondering if there could just be a single location that held the site definitions andnthat both computers would read when DW was launched on either machine to populate the site list.
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Site definition backup?

Where are site definitions stored so I can backup automatically?
All I can find is manual 'one at a time' exporting?
Thx

They aren't "stored" per se. You can export all of your sites at the same time by Shift + Clicking or Ctrl + Clicking multiple sites before doing the export.

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>> and just of curiousity: the "import" works too?
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> Just out of curiosity, why not give it a try? :-)
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Dreamweaver 8 removes site definitions

Does anyone know if the problem of Dreamweaver 8 removing
site definitions of previous versions of dreamweaver on
installation is a bug in the installation or is it just my machine
or just with a studio upgrade.
Secondly anyone know how i can retrieve the site definitions
i previously had on MX2004 before installing v8.
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NOT GOOD !!!!!!!!!!

In this case, DW8 removed the site definitions for a previous
version on
installation. I don't think that's a known issue.
In the case you are making reference to, DW seems to just
lose its
definitions for some at random times. It hasn't happened to
me but once,
and that was with DW4, I believe. It seems to happen to
others more often
than that. Of course, your suggestion for backups is ALWAYS a
good idea - I
keep them religiously. OP may find this utility useful for
that -
http://mm-exporter.joexx.de
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of the same
coin? I sure don't, but I suspect they are not.
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except for the Apache virtual host configuration, which I do not see a need for
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Dreamweaver CS6 does not connect to Business Catalyst: Retrieving site definition..

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Hello,
I have been attempting to use Business Catalyst but cannot get it to work with Dreamweaver CS6.
When I create or import a BC site the process gets stuck at "Retrieving site definition..". I thought it might take a while and left it overnight. When I woke up this morning it was still stuck.
Does anyone know why this is happening?

Are you attempting to simply open the .ste, or are you going to Site > Manage Sites > Import?
If you are tring to import them correctly (second option above) and they aren't importing, the .ste files may be corrupt. To create new site definitions from your existing content...
1. Go to Site > New Site
2. For the "Local Site Folder" browse to one of your current site folders on your HD
3. Add a server and FTP credentials obtained from your hosting company (if you don't have them)
4. Save
5. Repeat for each site
EDIT: If you don't have the site's files locally, do the same as above (setting the local site folder to an empty folder on your HD) and, once you add the FTP info, click the Get button (down arrow) in the Files window to download your entire site onto your machine.

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Keinen Plan. Könnte durchaus eines dieser kleinen Kompatibilitätsprobleme sein...
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Dreamweaver 8 "forgetting" site definitions

Greetings!
Lately, on new sites I've created, each time I close down DW,
it loses the
username and password from the site definition, so that when
I go to FTP, I
have to fill the info in again. Any fixes, other than
re-installing DW?
Thanks,
Jerry
http://MauiWebDesigns.com

<shudder> then I'll keep it on the laptop only in the
meantime, not the
development computer.
Jo
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>>> "FatCat" <[email protected]> wrote
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>>>> Greetings!
>>>>
>>>> Lately, on new sites I've created, each time
I close down DW, it loses
>>>> the username and password from the site
definition, so that when I go
>>>> to FTP, I have to fill the info in again.
Any fixes, other than
>>>> re-installing DW?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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>>
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Dreamweaver CS6 will not recognize existing site definition files

Neither does CC, naturally. These are sites I haven't edited for about a year. I can't find any information about reloading sites by importing the contents, only by opening the STE files... which in this case, won't open.

Are you attempting to simply open the .ste, or are you going to Site > Manage Sites > Import?
If you are tring to import them correctly (second option above) and they aren't importing, the .ste files may be corrupt. To create new site definitions from your existing content...
1. Go to Site > New Site
2. For the "Local Site Folder" browse to one of your current site folders on your HD
3. Add a server and FTP credentials obtained from your hosting company (if you don't have them)
4. Save
5. Repeat for each site
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Backing up and restoring site definitions

Losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver can be a disaster, but it does happen sometimes. The best way to prepare for such an eventuality is to back up your site definitions on a regular basis.
Creating a backup
You can back up all your site definitions in a single operation by selecting Site > Manage Sites. In the dialog box that opens, Shift-click to select all site names, and then click Export.
In Dreamweaver CS6, the Manage Sites dialog box looks like this:
In earlier versions of Dreamweaver, it looks like this:
Dreamweaver asks if you want to include passwords and login details (this is the default option). Whichever option you choose will be applied to all sites, so click Cancel if you want to treat some sites separately, and export your sites in two sets by using Ctrl/Cmd-click to select them.
When you click OK, Dreamweaver asks where you want to export the definitions. Navigate to a suitable location, leave the File name field unchanged, and click Save. Although only one site name is listed in the File name field, Dreamweaver exports all the site definitions as .ste files in a single operation.
NOTE: This process backs up only the details of your sites, such as the location of the root folder, FTP details, and so on. It does not back up the actual files in your site, such as .html (or .php, .asp, .cfm) files, images, and style sheets. It's a good idea to use your normal file backup routine on your actual files from time to time, as well as exporting the site definitions.
Restoring site definitions
In the event of losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver or moving to a new computer, open the Manage Sites dialog box, and use the Import button to navigate to your backup .ste files.
What if I don't have a backup?
Often, if you don't have a backup of .ste files, you need to go through the whole process of re-entering the details for each site manually.
However, you might be able to restore them by using a restore point on Windows or Time Machine in Mac OS X.
On Windows, the site definitions for Dreamweaver CS6 are stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Common\12.0\Sites.
In Mac OS X, they are at Macintosh HD:<username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Common:12.0:Sites:Site Prefs.
In recent versions of Mac OS X, the Library folder is hidden. In the Mac Finder, select Go > Go to Folder, type ~/Library in the search field, and click Go.
Dreamweaver CS5.5 site definitions are in the same location, except use 11.5 instead of 12.0. The numbers for CS4 and CS3 are 10 and 9 (without a decimal fraction) respectively. For earlier versions of Dreamweaver, substitute Macromedia for Adobe, and adjust the number accordingly.
If you don't have a backup of the actual files on your site, download the files from your remote server.

Hello,
We are running iPlanet 5.2 Messaging Server and need
to migrate to another (duplicate) 5.2 Messaging
Server. We have all the software installed and the
LDAP user accounts created. Now we just need to move
the existing mail from one server to the other.
I found the Backing Up and Restoring the Message
Store section in the Admin Guide says to back up and
restore your data, Messaging Server provides the
imsbackup and imsrestore utilities.
However I am wondering about the Queue?
Under <instance>/imta/queue
What is the difference between the Message Store
and the Queue? The Message Store is where messages get delivered to, so you can read them.'
The queue is where messages are temporarily stored, pending delivery to wherever they go.
You can use tar, cpio, or what have you for the queue. Stop the server first. . .
You then just restore the files to the new server. No need to restart or anything like that. Just dump the files in, and run
imsimta cache -sync
to tell the MTA to re-read the queue.
Can I just backup and restore the
Queue using tar or cpio?
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How do I manually recreate the site definition (.ste) for an existing site?

My iMac hard drive recently failed and had to be replaced.
Though I had backed up my web site files, I don't have a backup of the site's Site Management (*.ste) file.
Thus, I'm unable to manage this site in Dreamweaver (reinstalled on the new hard drive).
In some forum threads, there are references to "manually recreating the site definition." How do I do this?
Thanks!

paintwlight wrote the following:
Does Putting the site to the remote server constitute an Export, whereby a .ste file would have been created during the Put process and, therefore, exist on the remote server?
No. Hit F1 and search for Export.
If so, I assume that if I copy the .ste file currently on the remote server and save it locally (into Library:Application Support:Adobe:Common:9:Sites:Site Prefs), all will be well and Dreamweaver will once again be able to manage the site.
DW can manage the site after you have defined the site as mentioned
earlier. It does not need the .ste files at all. Those are created by
the user via the Export feature and are not used by DW itself.
Gosh, I wish I would have known about the .ste file before my hard drive died. This seems like way too much responsibility to put on one teeny tiny little file -- especially one that's not kept with the rest of the web site files.
The .ste file contains only the paths to your site and the login
information - if you choose to include that information. It does not
contain any of the actual files. DW does not act as a backup or archival
program. You need to keep backups of your entire site (including source
files used to create the site, such as Photoshop/Fireworks layered
images, Flash .fla files, etc...) as well as backups of the .ste files.
HTH
Mark A. Boyd
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