Lost iWeb domain

Hi,
My HD went bad and I lost the domain for my iWeb site. The site is posted to my .Mac (MobileMe) site. Is there any way to bring the files from there back to iWeb?
Thanks,
Ray

docwyatt wrote:
...time to redo the work.
Ray ~ And to avoid re-doing your work yet again in the future, you could use the free SuperDuper! to regularly create a bootable clone of your entire internal HD on an external drive:
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper
...then if your internal HD fails, you re-boot with the Option key held down. Your Mac will start into Startup Manager, where you can use the arrow keys to select a Mac OS X volume to start from, i.e. your bootable clone from SuperDuper!. Besides the advantage of not losing any valuable data, you can continue working and use Disk Utility app in Applications > Utilities to diagnose the problem.
And this free SMARTReporter may give you an early warning of impending hard drive failure:
http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/

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The last Full back up the time machine did was a couple months ago. I have been having trouble with it. I did manage to find an older version of a "Domain.sites2" and that did open an iweb from that time so not all is lost. Thank you. One more question thou, I have all the backed up files (except the .site file because while in iWeb I not only published to .mac but published to a folder on the external hard drive. I brought those files over and when click on each index page it works great. Can't I write a .site to connect those pages to iweb if not how do I cut and paste the many pages as you suggest?
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What happens if the computer you are using to create the iWeb crashes? Your iWeb page is still out there but the domain in Application Support/iWeb is now gone. Can I recreate that from the original site? I feel kind of dumb creating a whole new site that is still active.
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Users/username/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain
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I hope you still have your old Mac...
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You should backup this file whenever you make big changes to your site, because if it gets lost or damaged, you will have to start all over. Sadly, many many people learn this the hard way.
I have an Automator app on my site that will help you backup your Domain file(s). Click here to download it or visit http://iweb.varkgirl.com for more info. The app will make a .zip file of your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and save it to a location of your choosing.
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Disclaimer: By clicking the aforementioned link to Mozy, which has my referral code in it, you earn yourself (and me) 256MB of extra storage space. If you don't want that to happen, just go directly to http://www.mozy.com and sign up that way. Either way, you will find a great service! :)

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Hi
Whaow 3.1GB. I'm sure iWeb has problems with that. I have the same problem with my iWeb. I have about 100 BLOG pages with a lot of pictures. Although iWeb scales the pictures when publishing (good!) it does not scale them when they are stored in the domains file/dir (bad!) So if you have an 8MP camera, this adds up after a while.
You can open the comains file and try to figure out what causes the trouble. (Right click/CTRL click, open content) sort on size to see if you have some extremely large stuff in there (Movies???) Take them out and try to make them smaller.
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Walter

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searching 'this mac' and 'file name' or 'contents' turns up nothing.
i tried typing 'domain' in the search field also.
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I want to move my iweb domain files to another computer, I read the directions in help but the file isn't where it says it is, can anyone direct me?

Where are you looking?
Here:
User>Library>Application Support>iWeb
Keep in mind that your Library folder is hidden by default in Mountain Lion.
To find it, hold down the option key and choose the Go menu in the Finder.
You might also want to try posting your question over in the iWeb area.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iweb
Matt
Message was edited by: Matthew Morgan

Why does my iWeb Domain file not open in my laptop?

I'm having trouble opening my iWeb domain files on a different computer (which I need to be be able to do). I've looked at the other relevant discussions re iWeb domain file editing issues . The problem seems to be (I think) that I have no Library folder in my home folder. Nevertheless, when I open iWeb on my main computer, my website is there. When I copy that file and try to open it from my Macbook Air, all that shows in iWeb is junky stuff I've done on my Macbook in iWeb. My actual website is nowhere to be seen. I've checked the size of the Domain file too, to make sure I've copied the right one and I have. And does anyone know why I neither have a Lbrary folder in my user folder on my Mac Mini or my Macbook Air?

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I restored my maching restored the domain file and iWeb wont open. I am really bummed because I have 4 website on it as well as my Photo website.
Any ideas would be lifesaving!
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Q. What happens when you launch iWeb?
When you first launch a clean install of iWeb and then quit, some files are created, these include your preference file, which is located here:
User/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWeb.plist
Also your domain file and the iWeb folder are created here:
User/Library/Application Support/iWeb/domain
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Q. Did you change the name you use for your user account with the new system?
If so, the plist file within your domain file could be pointing to the wrong place. Lets delete it!
With the domain file in the iWeb folder, "Control+Click" (or right click) on the domain file. From the pop-up menu choose, Show Package contents. Look for a file called assets.YourUserName.plist, move this file to the desktop, out of the domian file. Now launch iWeb, does your site open?
Report back!
Will
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