Transferred to a new machine

Question

I Have recently upgraded to a Macbook Pro and I have just
installed Dreamweaver 8 on it. Problem is I don't know what folders
/ files to transfer to and where to retaain sites, ftp details,
passwords etc? I have a cloned copy of my previous machine on an
external hard Drive so I have all the files I need, and I just need
to know where they need to sit?

Answer 1

> ope, I didn't do that before I sold the machine?
DEFINITIONS ( are they dftp
> detials etc?) don't they sit anywhere? do they have to
ve exported?
the site definitions contain the information that is used to
Define a Site
in dreamweaver... The location of the local folder, the
remote server, the
ftp username/password and so on.
IF you still have the old machine running- go into dw
menu-->Site-->Manage
Sites and select a site from list and click EXPORT. Save the
.ste file.
Repeat for each site.
move the .ste files to the new machine (keep in one folder)
dw menu-->Site-->Manage Sites
click Import and browse to the .ste file.
repeat for each (dw8 should "see" and import all .ste files
in that folder
automatically though)
If you don't have the old running but have a full copy of the
old HD, you
could put a copy of the old Preferences file into the proper
location on the
new machine.
Macintosh running osX:
Dreamweaver 4 users:
HD/users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver/Preferences
Dreamweaver MX users:
HD/users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver MX
Prefs
Dreamweaver 2004
HD/users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver MX 2004
Prefs
Dreamweaver 8 users:
HD/users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver 8 Prefs
After moving the file, restart dw. The list of sites should
then show in the
new install on the new machine.
You should then step through each defined site to edit them
for any changes
in the local site folder's location (because of a different
HD or User name
on the new machine)
things to check-
local info, location of Local Site folder, and location of a
default image
folder
site tab- location of site's 'homepage'
This assumes that you have already moved the "Local Site
Folder" for each
defined site onto the new machine. The local site folder is
what contains
all the site's assets- the image files and html page files.
If the HD name or user changed, there may also be wrong paths
in the helper
applications list on the dw preferences-->file types and
editors list.
***My suggestion- if it's only a few sites involved, hand
define them one by
one to avoid messing the preferences file up. Only move the
file if it's
like 30 or more sites and you want to save time.***
(if you don't have the ftp info written down someplace, you
can extract them
from the preferences file. go to
http://navbars.net and follow the
"lost
password" link) Then Write The Info Down....
Alan
Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/