Saving site on desktop [was: Newbie Question]

I just started using Dreamweaver.  I started by creating a new site and saving it to my desktop.  At this point it started importing or updating hundreds of files.  I clicked stopped and opened the new project.  What I discovered was that all my desktop files and folders were now contained as part of the site's folder in Dreamweaver.  All these files and folders it imported from the desktop are non related to the project.  What did I do wrong? How do I undo this?  I also noticed that if you look at the files that are contained in the site folder (looking at it through Dreamweaver) it lists two folders that start with a "." and a series of letters and numbers.  This folder, unless hidden, is not actually on my desktop.  It is only seen through Dreamweaver.  Is this a folder Dreamweaver creates, when a new site is made?  Thanks for the help in advance.
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When you create a site definition in DW, you give it a name.  e.g. yourSiteName or yourSiteName2.  It's just a name so you can easily identify it.
The Local Site Folder associated with that site name can be anything you selected.  eg. c:\ABCD or desktop\WXYZ.  The site name and the folder name may not necessarily be the same.  They could be if you set it up that way, but they don't need to be.  See screenshot.
If your Files Panel shows SiteName with no associated files, click on the plus sign to expand the list.
If you still see no files, you can delete that site definition by going to Site > Manage Sites.  And then create a new Site Definition that correctly points to your local Site folder.
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