IWeb crash - domain file vanished.

I added a page to a site, and then had a crash. Each time I accessed that page it crashed. Tried to delete page. Crash. Tried restart of iWeb. No change. Restart computer. No change. Tried to open domain file and got a VERY old version of the site.
My questions:
How can I find the real domain file? or is it gone?
Can I recover the file from the published site? Or do I have to rebuild it from scratch?
/Lennart

InterAd wrote:
How can I find the real domain file? or is it gone?
Welcome to the discussions. Try using Spotlight to search for the latest Domain file. ...It has an extension (usually hidden) of:
.sites2
But Spotlight doesn't look in all areas of the hard drive — so if no luck, download and run Find File to search for ".sites2".
InterAd wrote:
Can I recover the file from the published site?
No.
Or do I have to rebuild it from scratch?
You'll have to if you can't find the Domain file.
And it's not only your Domain file that you may lose; as someone wrote:
"Be very careful with those domain filed. You lose them and your toast."

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Where does iWeb's Domain file live in Lion?

There's no more "Library" folder in the home user...??
Thanks.
Sunny

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder. The domain file will be in your Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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Can't open old iWeb domain file (yes, I have asked in the other forum!)

I had to wipe my MacBook hard drive and reinstall my data and OSX. Having tried to restore my iWeb domain file from Time Machine, I find I am unable to open it. (I've asked this question in the iWeb forum but was eventually directed here.) I've tried seemingly everything, including changing the file's permissions, wiping iWeb preferences, creating a new domain, deleting it and replacing it with the old one. Still I'm told iWeb can't open the file.
Could it be corrupted? It's probably relevant that it was created under a different account (I had to create a new one when I wiped the disk) and I believe iWeb doesn't like opening domains created by "another" user.
Any help much appreciated. It's important because I am applying for a new job and my online folio -- aka my iWeb website -- is not up-to-date, which looks very strange.

I have to confess, I was hoping someone with more knowledge about iWeb's Domain file would chime in. Evidently not, though.
Let's try something else. Run the following two commands in the Terminal (paste them in, only one at a time, and hit return after each one):
ls -al ~/Library/Application\ Support/iWeb
ls -al ~/Library/Application\ Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2
Then paste the output here. Here's what I get:
Hyperion:~ thomas$ ls -al ~/Library/Application\ Support/iWeb
total 16
drwxr-xr-x   4 thomas staff   136 Aug 13 2008 .
drwx------+ 75 thomas staff 2550 May 22 20:08 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thomas staff 6148 Jul 20 07:03 .DS_Store
drwxr-xr-x@ 15 thomas staff   510 Mar 1 15:02 Domain.sites2
Hyperion:~ thomas$ ls -al ~/Library/Application\ Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2
total 2528
drwxr-xr-x@ 15 thomas staff     510 Mar 1 15:02 .
drwxr-xr-x   4 thomas staff     136 Aug 13 2008 ..
-rw-rw-r--   1 root    admin   97259 Jun 20 2008 200250987-001_a.jpg
-rw-rw-r--   1 root    admin 156244 Jun 20 2008 71197600_a.jpg
drwxr-xr-x   8 thomas staff     272 Oct 25 2010 Albums
drwxr-xr-x   3 thomas staff     102 Jul 10 2008 Contents
-rw-r--r--   1 thomas staff     395 Mar 1 15:02 DomainState.archive
drwxr-xr-x   3 thomas staff     102 Aug 13 2008 QuickLook
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thomas staff    4548 Jul 11 2008 back.png
drwxr-xr-x   3 thomas staff     102 Aug 13 2008 domain-F984C302-FDAB-4F41-B32E-8D9FDAFBF9D7
-rw-rw-r--   1 root    admin   57343 Jun 20 2008 dv423037_a.jpg
-rw-r--r--   1 thomas staff    1889 Oct 25 2010 index.xml.gz
-rw-r--r--   1 thomas staff   59546 Oct 25 2010 localAssets.plist
-rw-r--r--   1 thomas staff     182 Oct 25 2010 permalinks.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thomas staff 893344 Apr 18 2010 sharedassets.plist
Hyperion:~ thomas$

Can´t open copied domain file

Hi
I am new to this forum.
I have built a website and want to move it from one workstation to another.
Both have Iweb 2009.
the station I built the website on has OS 10.6.2
the station I am copying to has 10.5.8
Once I have copied the domain file, notice the file size is less than the original file.
When it is on the destination work station I get a message "can´t open file".
I have zipped it, then copied it, always the same.
I hope it is not the OS difference that is causing the problem.
Look forward to any response
F

What do you mean by a version 10.6.3? Are you referring to a computer running that version? Is it the same domain file? It could be that in copying over to the second computer there was some permission issues or such. Or problems with the preference file on that machine. Files created with System 10.5 will open with 10.6.
Is the iWeb version on the computer you've having problems with the same as the one that created the file? If the version is less than the original then iWeb won't open it, i.e. iWeb 2 can't open iWeb 3 domain files.
If that's not the case Try the following:
1 - close iWeb.
2 - delete the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder.
3 - go to your User/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete the contents.
4 - launch iWeb and see if there's any improvement.
If that doesn't help continue:
5 - move the domain file from your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
6 - launch iWeb, create a new test site and save.
7 - go to the your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
8 - move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
9 - launch iWeb and try again.
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I built a website, using iWeb. I backed up daily with Time Machine and OS 10.6. My HD crashed. I replaced the HD and installed 10.5. But now I can't restore iWeb and my domain file. How do I restore my site files on the new drive?

I obviously dont know how to use this forum...my question to the community seems to be the truncated phrase in the title block above..you can scroll thru it to see my whole question....basiclly,.my question is: How do I restore my iWeb domain files which are kept in user>library>applicationssupport>iWeb>domain in my Time Machine date listings...to a newly installed disc. I had a disk crash, removed the failed drive and installed another. I then installed OS 10.5 (I didn't have a copy of my 10.6). Now I'm having difficulty figuring out how to get the iWeb files from the Time Machine external drive used with the 10.6 to the new drive running 10.5...any help muich appreciated....!!
bob in St. Peters Nova Scotia...

Go to to your Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder in the Finder and then enter Time Machine. Go back to the last backup that has the domain file, select it and use the Restore button.
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IWeb 2009 - Crash & Domain.Site possible corruption?

I was working on a webpage that I publish to my MobileMe account. Created the Welcome page, no problem, when I got to the "My Albums" is when my crashing problem begain. Something regarding a Kernal Exception (SGID).
These were the steps:
Created Album on "Sites" list in iWeb.
Selected a template from presets.
(this is where the problem began). I dragged a MobileMe Gallery I created in iPhoto, into the templates "drag and drop album here" element on the Album page in iWeb.
The Domains.site2 file it was using, would crash iWeb everytime.
I deleted (moved Domains.site2) to trash, and iWeb would once again, load.
I created another site, saved it, then moved it to another folder, so I would be prompted by iWeb to create or choose a domain site.
I chose the Domain.site2 file that had been causing the iWeb crashes, and it loaded.
When I attempted to select the album page under "My Albums", it would crash everytime. But I could at least still load iWeb. But there was no way to remove the "corrupt?" album page from Domains.site2. So basically, I had to start over.
Now, I go to create a new Domain site, I publish it to my MobileMe web/site. But the Domain.site file could not be found anywhere! Perhaps, instead of using ".site" or "site" as the root name, I named it "The Art of t.king", caused this?
So my question is:
1.) How do I avoid creating corrupt Domains.sites? can I not use Galleries created in iPhoto that are MobileMe sync enabled? I "thought" it would be nice, if the website album auto-updated content when updating the MobileMe Sync'd Gallery in iPhotos.
2.) Do the suffices of Domain.Sites have to be "sitesxxxx"? is this why I lost my last Welcome page / Domain.TheArt_oft.king? (it shows on mobile me browing "/web" contents.

InterAd wrote:
How can I find the real domain file? or is it gone?
Welcome to the discussions. Try using Spotlight to search for the latest Domain file. ...It has an extension (usually hidden) of:
.sites2
But Spotlight doesn't look in all areas of the hard drive — so if no luck, download and run Find File to search for ".sites2".
InterAd wrote:
Can I recover the file from the published site?
No.
Or do I have to rebuild it from scratch?
You'll have to if you can't find the Domain file.
And it's not only your Domain file that you may lose; as someone wrote:
"Be very careful with those domain filed. You lose them and your toast."

Hard Drived Crashed. got files back. iweb not finding them.

Hi! hope someone can help. i think it's a simple fix. My hard drive crashed last week. my computer guy convinced me to get a new computer... (which i'm loving) luckily he was able to recover all my files. When i open the new iweb on my new computer. the files for my 2 websites aren't showing up. Where do i need to move the folders with all the files for each of my 2 sites so that they'll load into the iweb on my new computer. SO that i can keep working on my site???>
FYI- i had been using the latest version of iweb '09 on my last computer too.
thank you in advance for your help!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The file that you need to recover is named Domain.sites2 and, by default, resides in your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder. If that file was recovered from your crashed HD, put it in that iWeb folder (replacing any domain file that't in there now) and launch iWeb.
If you don't have that file you'll have to recreate the sites from scratch. Howeve Chapter 2.3 of this iWeb FAQ site has tips on using some of the published files in the reconstruction of the site.
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How to convert website files to domain file for edit in iWeb

I have three sites up that I created using iWeb. My hard drive crashed and I hadn't backed up my files. Through ftp, I've downloaded all the files off my websites. Is it possible to create a 'Domain' file using the files I've downloaded? I have every single file I had before, just no way to open it all up in iWeb for editing.
Thank you for your help.

To add to Ethmoid's reminder to backup I've created an Automator workflow application, *iWeb Domain File Backup*, that will copy the User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that contains your domain file to the Desktop. You can download it from Toad's Cellar. The workflow can be edited with Automator to change the destination of the backup copy to the location of your choice.
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Iweb Shuts Down While Updating Domain File

I have a 1.67 GHz PowerPC G4 Powerbook.
I recently upgraded to ILife 08.
When iWeb tries to update the Domain File, it crashes and shuts down . . .
Does anyone have any experience with this and if so, how does one go about fixing this problem?

1. Quit iWeb
2. Delete the following file:
Home Folder/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iweb.plist
3. Relaunch iWeb
If that doesn’t work delete the file again and restart your Mac.
1. Go to Applications/Utilities
2. Open Disk Utility
3. Click Macintosh HD
4. Click on Verify Disk Permissions
5. Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Also take a look at....
http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWeb_Troubleshoot.html

Repair iWeb "Domain" Files?

Hello there. I have a question
I've spent many weeks creating a site using iWeb and published most of it already. I have just made many more changes that haven't been published to .Mac. Just earlier today Thursday July 27, my Macbook began to crash, so I saved my progress in iWeb and it closed fine so I held the power button and it shut off. I turned it (meaning the computer) back on and opened iWeb to return to my work. After 3 or 4 seconds of opening iWeb, a msg displayed on the screen claiming the program "iWeb" shut down unexpectedly. I attempted again to open it and it returned with the same results. I did a bit of research on the int and tried a few tricks and it turned up nothing. Anywho, I was curious to know if there is any program avaliable for download that would open the damaged "Domain" file and allow me to repair or restore any changes to a previous point in time. If there is none out there, is it possible for me to write my own program to do this, and if there is, what is a good program to do this with? Thanks and please respond. Oh...and the site of mine that is on the internet is http://web.mac.com/eddy7496

i really need to fix it...
Don't use the icon view when the Finder. User the list view. Then the icon becomes the iWeb icon. In other words it's a Finder feature, not an iWeb problem.
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How can I replace just the corrupt page(s) in the domain file of iWeb using Time Machine?

I back up with Time Machine and have an extensive elaborate website I created in iWeb '09 over a couple months and publish to a local folder and then upload to my server, but in the last few days I notice certain pages (that I haven't even worked on or touched) somehow become corrupted or "cross-contaminated" with elements and images from other pages. Once I see they are corrupt I make sure not to publish them (if the current published versions are the correct, non-corrupt versions) or if they did get published I can use Time Machine to retrieve the .html file and page files folder for that specific page and replace it in my published folder/server so it shows correctly on the Web. However, that does not replace the corrupted page(s) you see and work with when you launch iWeb and try to edit or continue working on that page.
I am confused as to how I go to the package contents of the domain file and replace just that page with a previous version from time machine. I don't want to replace the entire domain file because I have new changes I made to other pages even in the past hours. How can I keep the good pages and just get earlier, non-corrupted versions of the corrupt page(s)? I know it's not as easy as with the published site folder where you can just replace the page's .html file and folder, but I don't want to have to re-create the corrupted page(s) from scratch or have to replace it with the last non-corrupted domain file and then have to redo all my recent changes to new pages I made before discovering the corrupt page(s). Thanks for your help as now I can't make changes to the page(s) within iWeb itself.

Thanks for the response, Wyodor. I don't know what that is, but I'll have a look. Is it an alternative to iWeb or a way to transfer pre-existing iWeb sites? When you say merge domain files, is that like so multiple copies of the same site show up then you can pick and choose the non-corrupted pages and group them then delete the corrupted ones? I am on Snow Leopard with no plans or need to upgrade anytime soon.
And yes, I will read your links but just wanted to ask those questions. Maybe they'll answer my questions, maybe not.
I was able to discern that within the domain file is a domain folder with all the site folders, each with their own page ".gz" files which expand into ".xml" files. I was trying to figure out if you could simply drag the corrupt pages out that way and replace them with backup copies that are still good. I am having trouble discerning which pages are which as they all have random names like site-page-30F175E3-AE33-4F10-A490-1A096D9B185B.xml and although I expanded and opened each in Text Wrangler, I still couldn't discern which were which for sure, and trial and error proved cumbersome. Also, I did notice some of the later corrupted domain files had one or two more pages than the site itself has, so not sure how they got added or duplicated or what.
Again, I'll look at your links, but do you know about swapping out individual page .xml files this way within the domain file?

HT2548 how do i copy the domain file from OS 10.4 to a lion OS computer? I made a copy of the domain file and copied it to my new computer, but it doesn't open in iweb when I double-click on it.

How do I import an iweb domain file from an ibook (OS 10.4) to an imac (OS 10.73)?
I copied the domain file from my ibook to my imac, but when I double-click on the file, it doesn't open in iweb.

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder. Then place the domain file in your Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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IWeb "Domain" File Not Opening in Mavericks

I just bought a new Mac Pro and converted everything over from my early 2008 Mac Pro. However, my iWeb Domain file will not open in the new Mac. It defaults to the start up iWeb page asking me to choose a new template.
Facts:
1- Both systems are running same version of Mavericks.
2- Both systems are running same version of iWeb.
3- In the Early Mac system, when I open iWeb, the Domain automatically opens. In new Mac it opens to the "choose a template for your webpage" option. Same result if I double click on the actual Domain file.
Troubleshooting already done:
1- Confirmed this is the only Domain file on the system
2- Opened same file on old system to ensure it is a valid Domain file
3- Re saved in old system and transferred over to new system. Same result when opening.
Thank you in advance for any insights on this.

To open your domain file in Lion or Mountain Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible in Lion or Mt. Lion enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Optionsmenu to bring the this window:
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Domain file does not open my iWeb websites after upgrading to Mavericks

I just upgraded to mavericks so i could use Media Composer to edit my new movie.
I backed up my computer and saved my domain file (which is over 1 gig large, as it has several websites I manage)
I went back to my original CD of iLife and re-installed iWeb
I then copied my backup of my domain file onto the library>application support>iWeb folder
iWeb program opens
but my website and their pages/files do not show on the left hand menu.
I have read on here that i need iWeb 09 (version 3.0) instead of iWeb 08 (version 2.0) but I cannot find such version in the apple website
When I check for upgrades it looks like my iWeb 2.0 (from my iLife 08) is the latest version.
Can someone help?
In the icon of the domain file which I backed up I see an image of the last page I updated before my back up.
I am assuming all the info is there but for some reason Mavericks is not allowing iWeb to see them?
Thanks in advance!

To open your domain file in Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script"/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"
delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible in Lion or Mt. Lion enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Optionsmenu to bring the this window:

How do i open iweb files on a different computer than what I created them on? - Domain file can't be opened

I started a web page in the lab at school and want to open the file here on my computer. I saved the application support/iweb/domain file and have tried to replace the old one with it, but that doesnt work. I looked up where you can delete the last string in the com.apple.iweb.plist file but that would not work either. I've got the site published to a folder and the domain file saved and with me but thats all

Put the copied domain file somewhere, or rename it and put it in the Application Support/iWeb folder, and double-click it. That should open it.

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