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?
thanks
candcdrumcompany.com

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/

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