Importing iWeb site to my computer

Our website was created with iWeb '09 and published to our site via FTP. I need to be able to collaborate and edit the site also. Is it possible to download the site to my computer and import it into my iWeb '09 on my Macbook Pro? Or, is it possible for the original creator of the site to send me the iWeb file for importing to my iWeb? Thanks for any help on this issue.

The original creator should send you the domain file that is, by default, located in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb.
Make sure the file is given read & write permissions before transfer.
This file can be stored in the default location or a new folder. If the latter, double click the file to launch it in iWeb.

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I need to be able to transfer JUST ONE site to another computer.
Right now, I am only able to transfer ALL the sites I have made to
another mac and then, it wipes out all their sites! How can I prevent
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First, read Wyodor's post about changing the publishing settings HERE.
You can create the extra folders in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb or, as I do, in a folder named iWeb in the Home folder.
Create a folder for each website, give it a suitable name and paste the Domain.sites2 file with all the websites into each.
Open each one in turn, double click the Domain.sites2 file to launch it in iWeb, delete all the sites except the one whose name is the same as the folder name, save and quit.
Now you can launch any site individually in iWeb and sent a copy of the appropriate folder to the client.

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Publish the site to a folder and then open the published files in Dreamweaver.
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Hello,
I tried looking for an answer to this, but couldn't find one that was specific to this question.
I have iWeb on my computer at home, but I've created a site on a friends computer (using iWeb) and want to add this recently created site to my computer at home. I know I can copy the Domain file, but if I put that into my iWeb folder at home, won't that overwrite all the sites I've already created?
My question is: is there anyway to add a previously created site on a different computer to my existing roster of sites created on my home computer?
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Hi Blair,
You cannot combine all the sites into one Domain file, and you would not want to do this anyway, even if you could; and yes, if you place the other Domain into the same path on your home machine, you will replace the Domain file that is there now.
What you should do to manage both sites/Domains from the same machine is change the default location of the Domain files to a folder structure, and manage the Domain files from there.
Create a couple of folders and name them, "Home Domain" and "Friend's Domain", for example. Place the Domains inside of these folders, and when you want to work on sites within a specific Domain just open the respective folder and double-click on the Domain file inside. iWeb will open and you will see the sites contained in that Domain as you have always seen them.
You will be able to move back and forth between these Domains created on different machines very easily this way.
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What is in the folder within my iDisk->Web->Sites? Is this back-up of my folder you originally directed me to?
NO!! Your iWeb site is not backed up on your iDisk, what you are looking at here is your website, once published by iWeb.
As with all other data, you should backup the iWeb domain file as part of your regular backup schedule.
Unless it has been changed, the .mac backup does not automatically backup your domain file.
Will
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Importting iweb site from folder

I reinstalled mac os x and the software that came with my computer. before I did that I saved my iweb site to a folder which i burned to disk. how do I now get that site into iweb? any help would be great.
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All you need to do is take a file called "Domain" and drag it into
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http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/

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I published my site to a
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http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebdata.html

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Followed instructions on how to modify iWeb site on a different computer (went into the library->application support->iWeb and copied the "domain" file to the different computer. Opened iWeb = generic site instead of site we created. Double-clicked filename in list = box popped up asking me if I wanted to create a new domain or open an existing one, although it would not let me select the newly copied file from the list (grayed out).
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I haven't a second computer, but I have multiple users on my computer. They are all me, but my mac doesn't know that.
I copied a domain file to another user account.
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Select the domain file in the Finder and type Cmd-I(nfo). In the info panel change the owner of the file.
But that is not enough.
The content of the file still has the previous owner's permission set.
Control-Click/Right-click the domain file and choose 'Show package content'.
Display the opended folder in list view and expand all folders. Do that by typing Cmd-A (Select all) and then press Cmd-rightarrow key to expnad the folders.
Do select all again and repeat expand, until the file count stays the same.
Do select all again and type Cmd-Alt-I(nfo) (Alt is also known as Option).
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Hi,
So I built my iweb site from my laptop. What do I need to do so I can make changes from and save it to my G5?
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What do I need to do so I can make changes from and save it to my G5?
Ty, easily done. Just transfer your Domain.sites file following these instructions. The only difference is you are going from laptop to desktop machine.
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iWeb stores your website data in a domain located in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb.
Transfer this file to the equivalent location on your new Mac and then launch iWeb.
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Benjamin,
Yes, you can do what you are looking to do, but it will take a little time and effort to get it set up correctly. You are right that publishing from your work machine will delete your personal sites right now, but that can be fixed fairly easily. I'll walk you through the steps here, but I'd also encourage you to read through ApNewbie's domain splitting guide, too. (and be sure to read my notes at the end before starting this process!)
1.) Copy your domain sites file both of your computers and put them in a safe place.
2) If your iDisk is the desktop of either computer, unmount it.
3) "Publish All" from your work computer. This will delete your home site, but we'll fix that before we are done.
4) On your home computer, delete the work sites from iWeb, then "Publish All" from your home computer. This will delete your work site, but we'll fix that, too.
5) From your work computer, "Publish All" again.
6) From your home computer, "Publish All" again.
7) Check your sites from your browser (don't forget to clear the cache before doing so!)
8) If all is well, you are done; if they still don't all show up, do one more round of "Publish All," and you should be set to go.
9) From here on out, you should be able to use the regular "Publish to .mac" process
Note that the site that shows up at your "short" url (web.mac.com/username) will be the most recently updated site. If this is an issue for you, there are at least two options:
1)create a one-page site in each domain.sites file (home and work) with links to all your sites. Make sure to give this site a different name in each file. (e.g. "siteindexwork" and "siteindexhome." For an example of a site index, look here.
2) follow ApNewbie's directions for domain splitting and on each machine create a separate domain.sites file with just a site index and publish anytime you publish one of the other websites. (Note that if you create this index by copying your other file and deleting existing websites in it you need to do another double round of "Publish All" to get everything up and running.)

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