Lost iWeb site after reinstalling OS

I installed Leopard using the clean install but forgot to backup my iWeb site from my Library. I have the entire site online. Is there a way to recreate the iWeb site locally from my .mac account?

Without the Domain.sites file there is no way.
You've learned a very hard lesson about backing up your User folder.

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    HI
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    Ok to rant now and then; we all have at one time or another!
    Maybe this will help: understand that iWeb doesn't operate like other web apps, in the sense that it does not write html as it creates. It takes the data you place in it and then converts all of it into html when you click the Publish button. In other words, iWeb does the Save As for you when it generates the html necessary for the web.
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  • Can I recover iWeb sites after a complete HD crash?

    Ok, here´s my case.
    Last Sunday my MacBook died. Trust me. It died. No one could save the information and the hard drive had to be formatted. And there was the Murphy´s Law factor. I was preparing my files to back up and then, CRASH! After 3 days at a specialized service center it had to be formatted, no information could be saved and when I turned my MacBook on and installed the system, again, it was like the first time I ever used it, like it was just out of the box. No applications, no files, no photos, no music, nothing.
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  • HELP! I LOST many apps after reinstalled the 10.2.1 OS

    My phone is Z10, and the previous carrier is O2. (now I already unlocked it). Yesterday, I post an message about my phone 's problem, today I did , but after I reinstalled the 10.2.1 OS. Something happened.  Please take a look and help me .
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    Double click on the autoloader you downloaded.
    The process should take around 5 minutes or so. when it's done, you'll need to complete the startup process before you can connect to Link and restore data.
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  • Restoring an iweb site after erase & install.

    all of my site info is in the .mac iweb folder, but i can't see a way to load that information into iweb. i use the iweb for a photo gallery on a drum company website, and would rather not rebuild it from scratch. can anyone help?
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    Well, I'm afraid that you have no choice but to rebuild your site from scratch. That is....unless you saved the iWeb "Domain" file before you did your erase and reinstall on your hard drive. This is the file where iWeb saves everything about your website. Without it, there is no way to ever edit or publish your online website again.
    Everyone reading this should backup your Domain file NOW! And keep backing it up with every major update of your site! You never know when it will come in handy...
    You can find your Domain file in your hard drive in the following folder pathway... /Users/username/Library/Application Support/iWeb/

  • Lost iWeb Site

    Unfortunately last week I lost my entire HD. My website which is run via MobileMe is still functioning however the iWeb app no longer carries the site in it. All of the html pages are stored on my iDisk and I was wondering if there was any way to get the files back into iWeb so I don't have to build it all over again... Any suggestions?
    Thanks!

    I was wondering if there was any way to get the files back into iWeb so I don't have to build it all over again
    No, not unless you made a backup of your Domain file (normally found in Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb).

  • Reload iWeb project after reinstall

    I reinstalled my OS, as I do frequently to optimize computer performance. However when I now try to continue working on my iWeb project I'm stuck. I've made backups of my website folder but I can't get it to reload in iweb.
    Is there any way to get my old project back on track by using my backup:ed files?
    Otherwise this means that EVERY time I reinstall my OS I have to rebuild my site from the top. This seems ridiculous! I have to move everything I have to Dreamweaver and STOP using iWeb, It's no point if you lose your work when you reinstall your system. Come on apple, you can do better than this, it's ridiculous.
    Please please help me if you know a way around.
    /Erik

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    You do not need to reinstall the OS to optimize performance !
    In fact : do not do this !
    Every Mac comes standard with 3 scripts to optimize your machine.
    All you have to do is run them !
    If you do not feel comfortable to run them yourself, there are many tools that will do the trick for you. Ex. OnyX (freeware, search on www.versiontracker.com)
    If you've done an install as you did so many times before, all your files should be as they were.
    If you did an install with "erase old install", then you better have a back-up on an external disk...
    Using Dreamweaver over iWeb will make no difference here, they'll both be gone
    Now, let's hope you have a back-up on an external disk (or an other uninfected partition on your internal drive) :
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    The default location is : /Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/iWeb/
    Restore the file Domain.sites2 from your Back-Up and you're back in business.
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    Leo
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    If you like to experiment why don't you clone your internal HD to an external HD and then boot with the external HD to experiment and boot with the internal HD for serious work?
    The tool to select the boot disk is installed on every Mac : System Preferences / System / Startup Disk
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    Do a search on versiontracker or a similar site.
    Ex.: Carbon Copy Cloner will do the trick.

  • What about my iWeb sites after June 30, 2012?

    I have two web sites created in iWeb.  Where is the best place to go to get information about how to transfer these web sites to the Internet at large and get hosting so they do not disappear after June 30, 2012?

    Welcome to the Apple community.
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  • Is there a way to delete all of my iWeb sites after the iCloud transition?

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    Does anybody know if there is a way to do it or is not posible after the transition to iCloud?
    Thanks!

    iCloud has nothing whatsoever to do with your websites - these are published to MobileMe.
    Log into your MobileMe account under System Preferences and go to your iDisk where all your published sites are stored and simply delete them - the delete button should be on the left hand side of all your sites.
    You can do this or mount your iDisk on your desktop.

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    I started my website when i had ilife 06.
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    Sorry, but you can not import the files back into iweb.
    Without the "domain" file your starting over.
    If you had backed that file up you would be ok.
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  • How can I restore lost iweb site?

    Hard drive had to be wiped - I did have a backup up of my "published" site, but not the ".sites" file that resides in the Apllication Support/iweb folder.
    Anything I can do besides spending an entire day to rebuild from scratch?
    By the way, how does Apple not recognize the ABSURDITY of not being able to save a file of your project?
    It's also RIDICULOUS that you buy the iweb software but apparently can only design and upload 1 website. No other program works like. Has anyone at Apple ever responded to the criticism? (because I know I am not the first to find these features incredibly annoying)
    Thanks!
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    Unfortunately if you don't have a copy of the Domain.sites2 file you will have to rebuild your site from scratch. Chapter 2.3 on the iWeb FAQ.org site has tips on using some of the existing files, image, audio, video, etc., from the published site in the creation of the new site.
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    That's what backups are for, either for the whole drive or selected files/folders.
    It's also RIDICULOUS that you buy the iweb software but apparently can only design and upload 1 website.
    Where did you get that idea?   I have domain files with 5 or 6 sites in them. However, only one can be published at a time. The capability of managing multisites in iWeb has been around since iWeb  Version 1. Here's the contents of just one of my many Domain.sites2 files:
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