I forgot to export my cs3 site definitions...

....before an OS re-install, and would like to get them back
if
possible. i have the old setup completely ghosted on another
drive - is
it possible to retrieve the definitions? where would i look?
any clues
would be muchly appreciated.

They are in the Registry.
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"fithdy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> xp pro. i can use norton's recovery point browser to
access files from the
> ghosted system, so i guess i need to know where the site
definition info
> is normally stored?
>
> and i DO have passwords etc stored elsewhere - i'm just
trying to avoid
> having to type them all in again.
>
> Alan wrote:
>> guessing windows?
>>
>> do you have the old drive's windows Registry?
>> On a drive you can boot up from? Or can use a
Registry tool to extract
>> the
>> info from a drive that doesn't boot? Or was the
drive/computer just
>> reverted
>> and there is no chance of recovery?
>>
>> Better: Do you have the site definition information
written down on old
>> fashioned paper so that you can recover from this by
typing it in again
>> because it involves usernames and passwords.

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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?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Regards,
Tim

Restore Site definitions from CS 4

I recently updated from CS4 to CS 5.5 on My Mac running OS X 10.6.8. I uninstalled all CS 4 components befroe installing. Now I realize I forgot to export my existing sites before uninstalling. I do have a backup and I know where the sites exist within ~Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CS4/en_US/Configuration. However, if I just restore this folder and replace the current SitesCache folder with this one, it does not see the sites. Is there a way to get CS 5.5 to recognize these sites?

AFAIK, you have only 2 options:
Import saved .ste files from a previous export. You would have had to do this from CS4. If not,
Enter site information manually.
Afterwards, be sure to export all your site definitions to a safe place. Do it again if you make any changes. I keep one set in my local site folders and another set on a removable flash drive.
Nancy O.
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How to import site from cs6 to cc if I forgot to export site

I need help getting my sites to Dreamweaver CC. I just reformated my computer and forgot to do an EXPORT of the sites. I have all the folders of all my sites. So how do I create a new site and move those files into the new site. Is there a right and wrong way to do it? I tried creating a site, but when I go into the root folder I pointed it to the folder isn't there.
Thanks

If you have the local files (all site files for given sites within individual folders on your hard drive) all you need to do is create a new site definition by going to Site > New Site and for the Local Root Folder, browse to one of those site folders on your HD.
All exporting does is save the server info, credentials and miscelaneous stuff on the back end. It doesn't do anything with your actual files on your hard drive.
EDIT: If your local files were wiped out during your computer reformatting, you can create a new site from the old content online by going to Site > New Site and then placing all of the FTP info into it. Open the site in the Files window of DW and choose Get, then click Yes to Get Entire Site. That will download all of the files off of the remote server to your local machine again.

CS3 quit and lost all site definitions

I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary when Dreamweaver
CS3 suddenly quit. When I relaunched the app, all my site
definitions were gone. Any idea why or how I can get them back?

Had you EXPORTED your site definitions previously? If not,
you may be out
of luck.
It's always a good idea to keep a backup of your site
definitions by
EXPORTing them from Site Manager to cover you for just this
kind of thing.
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>i am on a macbook pro running 10.5.4
>
> i actually wrote the wrong thing earlier... it wasn't
dreamweaver that
> crashed, it was the whole computer... got that gray
screen that says i
> should
> hold down the power button for a few seconds.
>

Site definition files? anyone?

OK so I am new to website creation, so please cut me some
slack. Using Dreamweaver CS3 on a Mac, in the manage sites window,
none of the sites I created with Dreamweaver 8 are shown, yet they
all reside in a local sites folder in my documents folder. When I
choose the import function, it asks for the location of my site
definition files (ste) but none are visible anywhere on my system.
How do I import/recognise my previously built sites in Dreamweaver
CS3? Totally confused here...

The sites *should* have been migrated when you installed CS3,
but you can
always go back into DW8, EXPORT the sites, then IMPORT them
into CS3.
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"Tik-Tok Man" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> OK so I am new to website creation, so please cut me
some slack. Using
> Dreamweaver CS3 on a Mac, in the manage sites window,
none of the sites I
> created with Dreamweaver 8 are shown, yet they all
reside in a local sites
> folder in my documents folder. When I choose the import
function, it asks
> for
> the location of my site definition files (ste) but none
are visible
> anywhere on
> my system. How do I import/recognise my previously built
sites in
> Dreamweaver
> CS3? Totally confused here...
>

Just where ARE the site definition files?

I've just received CS4. I want to move it to my more powerful laptop when I install it. I know how to do that and I can move site files, but where are the site definition files? I really don't want to have to set up each site from scratch. Is there one (or more) files that are the name, url, location, id, password etc for each of the (many) sites in CS3?
don Carlos

To import/export site definitions (not site files):
On the old computer:
Site > Manage Sites
Shift click to highlight all site names
Export..
Same procedure on new computer then Import..

All site definitions gone in DW CS4

I'm using CS4 on a Mac running OS10.5.6. I accidentally removed one site, went into Time Machine and recovered it, then next time I started up CS4 ***all*** my sites are gone -- some 30 sites. I still have CS3 running (I have to support others here at work with older versions), so I can go and export some of the sites from CS3, but there are still many sites that were only built in CS4. Any idea on how to get these back? Is there a file I can restore from Time Machine that might contain that? I read the previous posts regarding missing site definitions, but they refer to the PC registry - not a solution for a Mac user. Help! Thanks for any suggestions.

You're a star, David! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

How do yo you backup site definition

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> lenny wrote:
>> and just of curiousity: the "import" works too?
>
> Just out of curiosity, why not give it a try? :-)
>
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Lost Site Definitions

Hi All,
Using Dreamweaver CS3 & Mac OS 10.4.11, so no Time Machine
Opened DW this morning and ALL site definitions gone. Have some of them backed up to .ste so can recover them easily, only about 25% though.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Niall

Aquaweb_IRL wrote:
Any ideas?
Yes, check the Dreamweaver FAQ. You'll be surprised what you can find in there. You're in luck because you're on a Mac. Windows users who fail to export their site definitions won't be so fortunate.

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
Keep-On-Learnin'

Site definition not saved after closing DW

I moved my copy of DW to a new computer. I exported the site
definitions from the old computer and used the Import option in
Manage Sites to restore them on the new computer. It brought them
all over just fine. When I tried to update a site, though, it saved
it for the duration of the session then behaved as if it never
happened the next time I opened DW. This goes for site name
changes, FTP info, or anything. How can I fix this? Does it have to
do with a profile name? I have a different username on this new
computer if that has anything to do with it. Thanks

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"avylon" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I moved my copy of DW to a new computer. I exported the
site definitions
>from
> the old computer and used the Import option in Manage
Sites to restore
> them on
> the new computer. It brought them all over just fine.
When I tried to
> update
> a site, though, it saved it for the duration of the
session then behaved
> as if
> it never happened the next time I opened DW. This goes
for site name
> changes,
> FTP info, or anything. How can I fix this? Does it have
to do with a
> profile
> name? I have a different username on this new computer
if that has
> anything to
> do with it. Thanks
>

Can I store my Dreamweaver site definitions on an external drive?

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.
Is there a way for me to move and store site definitions of the external hard drive. If so, can you provide detailed instructions on how to do this. I am paranoid about losing important data!
I am also assuming that Dreamweaver looks in a specific place for site definitions, so I'll need to 'train' it to look on my external hard drive to find them (if that's even possible).
Thank you SO much, in advance!
Jackie

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.
Just clarifying the question, but that can't be done so Nancy's instructions are what needs to be done. Each computer will maintain it's own list of defs, but being able to export and import makes it a little easier. Part of my workflow when setting up a site involves making an immediate export of the site def in a location that is being backed up. I also keep another secure file of FTP info as an added layer - just because there was ne particular web host that included special characters in the UserID, which did not retain in the site definition. I don't mind having to do this, but I wish you could export the entire list and not have to do one at a time.

Backing up Site Definitions in Ultradev 1.0

I'm finally going to upgrade, but I have a lot of Site
Definitions in Dreamweaver Ultradev 1.0.
Is there a way to backup and transfer Site Definitions from
Ultradev 1.0 to the latest Dreamweaver on a new PC?
I did find a few utilities but none that support backing up
from the old Ultradev 1.0 version.

Good idea....
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> Or export them one by one if it doesn't work and
reimport them. You can
> multiple-select site definitions when importing.
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>> You're hosed, I believe, unfortunately. Even the
best of the utilities
>> available doesn't dig that deep -
>>
>> MM-Exporter recognizes installed versions of
Dreamweaver® 3, 4, UD4, MX,
>> MX 2004 and DW8 under Windows and saves selectively:
>>
>> (taken from
http://mm-exporter.joexx.de)
>>
>> But, since it's free, you could get it and try it.
>>
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>> "Soporose" <[email protected]>
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>>> I'm finally going to upgrade, but I have a lot
of Site Definitions in
>>> Dreamweaver Ultradev 1.0.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to backup and transfer Site
Definitions from Ultradev 1.0
>>> to
>>> the latest Dreamweaver on a new PC?
>>>
>>> I did find a few utilities but none that support
backing up from the old
>>> Ultradev 1.0 version.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Site Definitions CS4 v. CS6

I just switched to DW CS6 from CS4. When I defined a Site in CS4, it created an actual folder with my site name that I could see on my hard drive, and my various website files would be in there. CS6 isn't doing that-- although it shows a folder icon that is visible inside of Dreamweaver. I look for it outside of Dreamweaver, and it's not there. This spooks me a little bit. Is this how it works now, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

Hey Nancy-- After I responded to your post last night, I started thinking more about your response-- did I export the site definitions? Ah. The short answer is no, I just copied the files when I got my new computer, and reinstalled DW CS4. I still have access to my old computer tho, and my plan is to export the site defs and put them on the new one, where I guess I will then have to them "import" them back.
Switching to CS6 caused a bit of misdirection. (As Murray suggested, the DW version was not the issue.) But the light finally went on! Thanx!

I forgot to export my cs3 site definitions...

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