IWeb loses linked files

I used to be able to use the desktop to get a file for iWeb to link to and then, once the page is published, delete the file off the desktop. When I restart iWeb now It states the file Is missing. Is iWeb no longer storing files in its domain file?
Kurt

Old Toad wrote:
The way I do it know is to manually upload the file to the server and link to it via "Link to external Page". That way iWeb does not have to upload the file when you publish or republish. I found it cleaned up some publishing issues if I didn't let iWeb do the uploading of audio, pdf and movie files.
I like that idea but like the simplicity of the normal upload better. The whole point is make creating and updating web pages easy.
The problem seems to have solved itself. I am not longer getting the error. I wonder if it was because I was running iWeb for the first time since the Lion update. Now I can add files via the desktop, publish and delete them from the desktop and iWeb still has them in the domain file.
Kurt

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