Elder "domain" file opens only new iWeb site

Hi folks,
[I'm a newbie on this site, tried to find the answer in other topics, but couldn't find....]
While buying a new hard disk, I made a simple backup of my old folders on my Ipod. Importing user/library/application support/iWeb/domain on to my (new) desktop, it's only starting up iWeb application, opening the choose...option, or a new test-site I recently made.
How to activate the elder domain (with a fullsize website in it) ?
[I can control-open domain, forcing to show the Html and see my text as text only]
Frits Toben
Amsterdam
the Netherlands

Hi Tom and others,
'm not sure what you are trying to do, but opening a Domain file >>accomplishes nothing. The Domain file must be read by the iWeb app
Shortly, the trouble is that bringing in the old "domain" file from my backup disk into the iWeb/application support - file [after deleting the newly formed "domain"-file], it doesn't affect the starting up iWeb at all. The app is always giving a new start-up: You only can choose for a new template.
So I don't want to change anything, I only want to add my old site after having cleaned up my original hard-disk [and making a backup by hand]
In fact there are some more files in the Library that form the "old" site. There is a iweb.plist, there are cache files including maps with cache-code. There are also specific preferences, there are even Thumbnails with a date filing in it. But you can't force iWeb to read these all, because it makes a new file after starting up, not being able to open something that was made before.
However, there is one thing that gives me hope: the resouces of the "old" domain are showing in the media browser.......after I changed one of the new preference files with the old one.
friendly regards and thanks for helping me so kind,
Frits Toben
Amsterdam
the Netherlands

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