HELP! Deleting files in local folder deletes files from Mac HD.

After "getting" entire remote folder, all folders on my desktop and all folders and files linked to them (thousands) showed up in the Files Panel of my Local Folder. And each had a plus character next it. Worse, deleting one of these files deletes the actual file from my desktop and Mac HD. What can I do?

The + means it's a folder, click it to see the files within it.
DW doesn't store any files, it just organizes and works with the files on your desktop, so deleting a file from within DW will delete it from your HD. That is the expected and correct outcome.
When defining a site, you need to create a root folder for your site files to be stored (don't use your desktop folder). If you don't create a root folder to work from, I could see accidentally including all of your desktop items in your site. If that's what has happened, you need to redefine your site: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs5/gs01-defining-a-new-site/
Anything that was deleted will need to be restored from a back-up, if that's what's happening.

Similar Messages

  • Needed some help transferring files from Mac to external hard drive

    Hey guys, I just needed some urgent help.
    My friend wanted some files to be transferred to his external hard drive from my Mac. As he is a Windows user, I guess his hard drive is formatted for Windows as well. As I plug in the hard disk in my Mac, I can't transfer the files. It says something like "the disk cannot be modified".
    So, please help me on how can I transfer this files from my Mac and if I do format it to work with the Mac, will it work for Windows later?
    Please help!
    Cheers
    Sam

    The Windows drive is probably formatted NTFS which is not natively writable
    by the Mac. It should be formatted as FAT32 to be usable on both.
    Dave

  • New to Mac....can transfer files from Toshiba to Mac. But can't transfer files from Mac to Toshiba??? Can anyone help please?

    New Mac user......own a new iMac and iPad and still use a Toshiba Laptop. Can transfer files from Toshiba to iMac but can't transfer files other direction?

    Are you doing these transfers over a Network connection, the systems are networked together over your Home LAN? Or are you doing it with an external drive?
    If an external drive Mac OS X can READ Windows NTFS formatted drives but can NOT WRITE to them. So you can co[py files to the drive on your Win PC and READ them on the Mac but Mac OS X can not Write to that drive so you can't copy files from Mac to that drive.
    For an external drive to work on both systems, be able to Read and Write from/to that drive, it has to be formatted either FAT32 or exFAT.

  • Help with transferring files from mac to another hard drive...

    my mac wont let me transfer files from mac hard drive to a external hard drive, i've done it before, but suddenly it wont allow this? what could it be?

    Also Its my mums computer, i'm trying to fix it for her, she's running osx 10.10.2

  • How to delete applications from mac pro?

    I think many people struggling at "How to delete appalications from Mac pro ,just because you made some mistakes or curious !" I know it is a bit difficut for people who are new users for the Mac .
    If you really don't want them ,you can delete them easily,
    As all you know after you download appalications from anywhere  ,it could be from apple app store or from other websites. They all can be disspeared if you don't like them .
    First , If you installed from apple app store  it will be really easily  just click at the app on the launchpad, after few seconds all the apps will be all shaking like leaves ,yes they are scared .(No No  don't delete me  I am helpful !) Ok yes  that is a little joke ! so what you can see now there is a small "x" at the top right corner .Can you see them ? just click the "x" And they will gone .
    Second step. This is only for you downoaded from other websites , In that case  , you just skip first step come to here  in order to save you some golden time .
    You can delete them from the launchpad , I have tried many times . i tried to drug them in the the trash . But after them all jump back to where they are , So you need to open the Finder ---> click the download -----> find the file which is belong to the app (make sure ) ------->click it  -----> drug it into the trash. then you can hear a little sound like you through it into the bin. it is really humanny  isn't it ? then go back to the finder again .---->click the application -------> find the icon on there which is you just drag into the trash.  do it again . take this one into the trash as well  then you will find the icon on the launchpad is disppeared . at the end don't forget to empty your trash   After that all job done , it is been deleted  ,
    Well done !
    Hope this could help all of your!
    Thanks for reading !

    Your profile shows Macbook Pro yet your topic confirms you are talking about a Mac Pro - or

  • How do i save files from mac pro to an external hard drive

    how do i save files from mac pro to an external hard drive

    Your external drive is formatted NTFS which OS X can read from but not write to. You can either install third-party software on the Mac to enable writing to the drive or repartition and reformat the drive for exclusive use with the Mac. If you don't need to move files between a Mac and a PC, then I would recommend the latter solution.
    Tuxera NTFS 2012.3.2
    NTFS for Mac OS X 9.5.3
    To repartition:
    Drive Preparation
    1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
    2. After DU loads select the external hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
    4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
    6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.

  • My mac disk is full and i cant transfer files from Mac to USB. saying the format is not good, how can i change the format and what happened to the files i have on USB?

    my mac disk is full and i cant transfer files from Mac to USB. saying the format is not good, how can i change the format and what happened to the files i have on USB?

    Once something similar happened to me. The external drives I had set up for FCP to use for some reason were not mounted, and FCP put all its render files on the main drive and I couldn't find them anywhere.
    Go to applications, and control-click (and hold down) on your FCP icon; you should get a pop up menu that says "show package contents". Select that, select the "contents" folder, then the "mac OS" folder. See if your quicktime file is in there, or if you've got render files in the "render" folder or audio render files in the "audio render" folder that don't belong there.
    That's where FCP sticks stuff when your documents FCP project folders are not available or when external drives you've selected aren't available.

  • CS5 Indesign file from mac not opening on a pc

    Greetings, I have an Indesign CS5 file from mac that i can't open on  a pc. I made a package on my mac first, and then send it through wetransfer to my email. when i open it on the pc with a same version  it says  i need to upgrade my version first, which i already did and still didn't work. Could somebody help me please?

    What version do you have on the PC? CS5 files should open in CS5, CS5.5 and CS6. Perhaps the file is really a CS5.5 or CS6 file? You can find out using Jongware's script at Adobe Forums: [Ann] Identify Your InDesign File

  • Copying data files from Mac to Windows on MacBook running Parallel

    How can I copy .doc files from Mac folders to Windows folders?
    I am running Parallel but I cannot access the Mac folders and files when I am running Windows.
    I cannot access flash drives from Windows either.
    Can anyone help?
    Thank you
    MacBook Black   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

    Theres a feature called shared folders that works
    quite nicely. I cant quite remember the specifics but
    I have done it before. Or if you've got a few small
    ones copy and pasting between work spaces now works.
    Cheers, Arthur
    Now all I need do is figure out how to turn on the sound when using Windows. Everything is as it should be on my Xp setup but no sound. Mac must be controlling this but I do not know where to look to solve this situation.
    Have a great week,
    Robert
    MacBook Black   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

  • Transfer pdf file from mac to ipad

    How to transfer pdf file from mac to ipad without using the internet and with the help of the cable?

    You say without using the internet, then the only way left is to use a USB connection to itunes on your computer.
    If you have a pdf reader app on the ipad (you must if you hope to read pdf files on the ipad), then go into the Apps tab in iTunes (for your device)  and find the pdf reader app in the list.  If there, then drag a pdf file from the mac to the panel in iTunes and then sync.  Once on the ipad, you should be able to open the pdf reader app and access the pdf file.

  • Transferring large volume of files from mac to PC?

    Hi i have a mac with osx 10.4.8 and a pc, i need to transfer a large amount of files from mac to pc (around 200GB)
    Now i have lots of external HDs which are all used by either the PC or the macs. the ones formatted for the macs cannot be read atall by the PC without some expensive software, the PC formatted one i have appears to be readable on the mac, but when i try to copy the files onto it or change anything, i am not able to change/add anythingn due to permissions problems.
    Not sure what to do, i have quite a few HDs with plenty of sapce, but if they are all in the wrong format i cant really wipe/reformat them easily with files on them, nor do i want to buy yet another HDD just to transfer some files....
    Any ideas/advice?

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3003

  • How do I transfer pfd files from mac to iPad?

    How do I transfer pfd files from mac to iPad, to read in the iPad app Adobe Reader?

    http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-2532

  • How can i format my external hard drive to write files from Mac without loosing the files that i alredy have on my external hard when i used it with windows?

    How can i format my external hard drive to write files from Mac without loosing the files that i alredy have on my external hard when i used it with windows?
    I have been using Windows to write files to my 1TB WD external hard drive and I do not want to format to loose the files capacity of around 500GB
    Someone, Please help

    Hi Allen,
    Is there any way to store the back up to Mac and restore after formating?

  • How to transfer files from mac to ipad without using itunes

    how to transfer files from mac to ipad without using itunes ???
    as i want to use my ipad for official use as well...please suggest..

    well to be 100% technical, no you didn't but that aside, it good to know there are ways for people to transfer music into the default apps without iTunes, if they have a need.
    I tend to use 3rd party apps for documents, like your mentioned iExplorer etc, which are handy.
    I see from a search the two "apps" you mentioned are not iOS apps, which I had assumed, SyncPod and FreeSync are apps for your computer, that would explain their access to the default Music/Video apps.
    I had wondered how Apple had allowed iOS apps in the store that could get around the sandboxing in iOS of apps.
    Message was edited by: CGW3

  • Transfered files from Mac Pro to iMac OS10.7. Copied bookmarks using "backup and restore" from "Organize bookmarks". File copied correctly as bookmarks 10-10-11.jsom, but would not restore on new iMac.

    Transfered files from Mac Pro to iMac OS10.7. Copied bookmarks using "backup and restore" from "Organize bookmarks". File copied correctly as bookmarks 10-10-11.jsom, but would not restore on Firefox on new iMac.

    Firefox 2 versions use the file bookmarks.html to store the bookmarks.
    See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
    See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
    With Mac OS X 10.4 you can use Firefox 3.5 or 3.6
    * http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
    * http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older.html
    *http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html
    *http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/system-requirements-v3.html

  • Copying files from Mac to PC network shared drives.

    Copying files from Mac to PC network shared drives.
    We have shared mounted drives in AIX Fusion that we can pull files from and copy to the mac, however we can not copy files from the mac to the drives.
    “Error in user parameter list (-50)” With MS DOS-Formatted Volume.”
    The drives are mapped on the mac using SMB. We can go to the files on the mac and use “save as” and this works and saves them on the shared drives.
    We can not drag and copy them to the shared drives. Every time it fails and we get the above error. We can create folders but not move any files.
    When we look up the error, it is referring to certain characters that can but used in a Max OS X filename and are not allowed in MS-DOS filenames. We are not using any of the characters not allowed.
    The drives have all the basic set up in AIX, RWC. All the PC's we have can drag files to and from all our shared drives.

    Either install software which enables the Mac to write to NTFS drives, or MacDrive on the PC, or reformat any drives you'll be using to share files between the computers as either FAT32 or exFAT.
    (88270)

Maybe you are looking for