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Moving Iweb files from old hard drive to new laptop

Hi, just replaced my old Powerbook with a new MacBook Pro and I have been sent my old hard drive and fit it in to an enclosure to let me have access to my old pics, music etc but I am struggling to find the iweb files for my websites

I know they were there before it went in for a screen repair and everything else looks ok so just wondered if I am looking in the wrong place

Any help much appreciated

Tony

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 20, 2013 3:08 PM

22 replies

Mar 1, 2013 12:55 PM in response to tonybassplayer

I am obviously still doing something wrong so I will try explain

I click on "choose domain"

I click on finder and then click on "mackintosh hard drive" under the "devices" title that is my old hard drive

I then click on the "alt and symbol key" and "go" on the drop down menu to expose the "library"

I click on "library" then "users" then "tonykeogh" then "library" then "application support" then "iweb" then double click on "domain" and that happens is iweb opens but it is empty

Thanks for all the help so far but guess I am doing something wrong still

Roddy

Level 6

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Mar 1, 2013 1:10 PM in response to tonybassplayer

The easiest way would be to get the Domain file out of the user library and into your Home folder.

Mar 1, 2013 2:19 PM in response to tonybassplayer

Hi Roddy

Can you explain how to do that please

Thanks

Tony

Roddy

Level 6

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Mar 1, 2013 2:36 PM in response to tonybassplayer

Create a new folder in your Home folder and name it "iWeb".

Go to Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb, copy the Domain.sites2 file and then paste it into your new folder. Leave the original in the library as a backup.

When you open DomainCracker, browse to the new iWeb folder and double click the Domain file to open it in iWeb.

Mar 1, 2013 2:55 PM in response to tonybassplayer

I have created the new folder but when I follow the other instructions there is no file in iweb called Domain.sites2

Any thoughts

Roddy

Level 6

17,265 points

Mar 1, 2013 3:20 PM in response to tonybassplayer

The file is in your user library and the path is Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb

The file is either Domain or Domain.sites2.

Its possible that you have stored it in another location but the above is the default.

Mar 1, 2013 3:34 PM in response to tonybassplayer

Not exactly sure how I have done it but with all your help I seem to have managed it.

Iweb now opens from the desktop and all the files seem to be there and I have managed to update a webpage as well so huge thanks from me

I now have itunes and iweb sorted now need to do a bit more work on iphoto

Once again many thanks

Tony

Moving Iweb files from old hard drive to new laptop