How do I back up my iWeb files?

Hi...Well I have been having problems with finding information on how to back up my iweb's files. Not the program itself but the websites that I have already developed. Any help will be appreciated...
PS: I don't have an iWeb folder under Application Support.. ~Library/Application Support/iWeb
The only folders available are iWorks, iMovie, Adobe etc...

It sounds as if you're looking in the wrong Library folder. You're probably looking at the top-level Library rather than your own, Home Library folder. Switch to the Finder and open a new window. You'll see an icon that looks like a house in the side bar, with your User Name beside it. Click on that to view the contents of your Home folder. That's where you'll find the appropriate Library, which will bring you to the iWeb folder inside the Application Support folder. Keep a copy of 'Domain' which you see there. That's your backup.
For future reference, it's common practice to use ~ (the tilde character) as shorthand for your Home folder, so if someone tells you to go to ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb, they intend that you begin at 'Home'.
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Omran A: Let me check
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