Can't open file Domain.sites2 - OS 10.5.8 iWeb won't open.

You may have already tired this, but if you haven't:

Double-click on the domain.sites2 file found in ~User/Library/Application Support/iWeb/.

If that doesn't work, try restoring to a yet older version of the site via time machine.

If AnsonS's tip doesn't help try the following:

1. delete the iWeb preference files, com.apple.iWeb.plist and com.apple.iWeb.plist.lockfile, that resides in your Home() /Library/Preferences folder.




2. go to your Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete its contents.






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3. launch iWeb and try again.

If that doesn't help continue with:

1. move the domain file from your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
2. launch iWeb, create a new test site, save the new domain file and close iWeb.
3. go to the your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
4. move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
5. launch iWeb and try again.

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Hi Old Toad!

I'm sure you're tired of answering this, but I've been through all the above steps, and have been reading a few different discussions regarding this and I'm still getting the same error:

I'm on a new MacBook Pro with Lion, just trying to get my website to open up so I can manage it. Any help is greatly appreciated!

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.

do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"

delay 1

tell application "iWeb" to activate

You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.

Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.

WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.

Did all of that already and still get the same message.

"You can download an already compiled version with this link:iWeb Switch Domain."

All this does for me is open iWeb and then it closes automatically.

So that app opens iWeb which then closes immediately, right? Try logging into another user account on your Mac and see if iWeb will open and operated as expected.

I've resorted to rebuilding from scratch. Thanks for trying.