IWeb sites Back Up

Perhaps someone can help me with this...
I'm planning to wipe my PowerBook G4 (and re-install everything) and am backing up files on my external HD. Looking for my iWeb files all I get is a file called "Domain" is this the only one I have to drag-and-drop save? How else can I back up these files.
Or, when I just open iWeb back up later once it's been re-installed, will iWeb automatically detach my files (perhaps saved on .Mac already?)?????
Thanks for the help!
Dan in Japan

Yes!
The only file you need to back up to preserve all of your iWeb work is that single Domain file. It is located on your hard drive in the /Users/username/Library/Application Support/iWeb/ folder pathway. Just drag this file over to your external HD to back it up. Then once you get your computer loaded back up, just drag this Domain file back into the same folder pathway. When you launch iWeb, your site will be right where you left it.
Congratulations for asking and figuring this all out BEFORE erasing everything! Always pays to backup!

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