Backing Up the Site Prefs File in the Sites Folder (Mac users)

On Mac OS X, the site definitions are stored in the preferences. On OS X (as a multi-user OS) there is one Prefs file for the installation, and one for each user using Dreamweaver. Back up the file, which you can find at the following locations:

• Dreamweaver 4 users:

  users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver/Preferences
  

• Dreamweaver MX users:

  users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver MX Prefs
  

• Dreamweaver 2004

  users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver MX 2004 Prefs
  

• Dreamweaver 8 users:

  users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver 8 Prefs
  

To back up the file, make a back-up copy and store it on a safe place. Do not change, add, or remove anything in that file!

How To Restore Site Definitions

To restore your site definitions copy the Site prefs file back into the prefs folder.

Note: This will work only if you did not change anything like path to the sites, site names, etc.

Tip: Also on a Mac, the best and safest way to back up site definitions is to use Dreamweaver's export/import feature! In this way, Dreamweaver creates the STE, which you can import into Dreamweaver on other Macs and Windows too.

Where to Go from Here

In this article, you learned how to back up your site definitions in Dreamweaver. For more information, check out the following resources:

• Get Dreamweaver FTP Password feature on my website
• MM-Exporter
• Site Import Export extension (for Dreamweaver 4/4.01 users)
• Dreamweaver Best Practices

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