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Q: iWeb can't find previous pages after transfer/reinstall

I recently got a "new" (read: my husband's previous) MacBook Pro and lost some of my files/folders due to a problem during the transfer.  I had to reinstall iWeb and now it won't find the pages I had created and published previously with it.  The pages are in their own folder (SuzWebPages) as I had to manually restore them instead of letting the computer copy everything over.  When I open iWeb, it can't find the pages.  I have looked through other help topics on this and tried moving the SuzWebPages folder to the iWeb folder in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb and renaming it to a .sites2 file, but iWeb still doesn't see the folder/site/pages and opens with the choose a new page screen.  When I right-click and choose Open With on the actual pages, iWeb is grayed out.

 

I went from Yosemite 10.10.1 to the same version.  I had to reinstall many programs which did not transfer or were corrupted, such as MS Word, Safari, and Mail, but all were able to find my previous files although none retained my information.

 

Any suggestions?  I can provide any further information needed.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Suz

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 24, 2015 10:35 AM

by Old Toad,Solvedanswer
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A:

The file/package you need to have for use with iWeb is called Domain.sites2.  The folder containing your published webpages is of no use with iWeb.

 

If you still have your old Mac go to your Home/Library/Applications Support folder and look for the iWeb folder. It will have the domain file you need.  Copy the iWeb folder to the same location on your new Mac and launch iWeb.

 

Otherwise you'll have to rebuild your webpage from scratch.  If you have to do that I suggest you switch over to a new web development application as iWeb has been discontinued for about 2 years.

 

One app that many have migrated to because it is so like iWeb in its user interface and how it works (but with many more features) is EverWeb.  There's a 30 day demo version that you can try to see if you like it.  To recreate your website with it you can copy text and photos from your existing site and paste into the EverWeb version.

 

For other potential iWeb replacement apps search the iWeb forum for "iWeb alternative" or "iWeb replacement".

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Posted on Jan 24, 2015 10:58 AM

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  • by Old Toad,Solvedanswer

    Old Toad Old Toad Jan 24, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Wildwing
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    Jan 24, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Wildwing

    The file/package you need to have for use with iWeb is called Domain.sites2.  The folder containing your published webpages is of no use with iWeb.

     

    If you still have your old Mac go to your Home/Library/Applications Support folder and look for the iWeb folder. It will have the domain file you need.  Copy the iWeb folder to the same location on your new Mac and launch iWeb.

     

    Otherwise you'll have to rebuild your webpage from scratch.  If you have to do that I suggest you switch over to a new web development application as iWeb has been discontinued for about 2 years.

     

    One app that many have migrated to because it is so like iWeb in its user interface and how it works (but with many more features) is EverWeb.  There's a 30 day demo version that you can try to see if you like it.  To recreate your website with it you can copy text and photos from your existing site and paste into the EverWeb version.

     

    For other potential iWeb replacement apps search the iWeb forum for "iWeb alternative" or "iWeb replacement".

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  • by Wildwing,

    Wildwing Wildwing Jan 24, 2015 11:37 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Jan 24, 2015 11:37 AM in response to Old Toad

    Thanks for your answer.  The old computer was corrupted when I did the final backup AND transfer, which caused all sorts of grief.  It's already been formatted so everything is gone.  (That'll teach me not to run diagnostics before backing up/transferring to a new computer.)  At any rate, I'm giving up on iWeb as suggested and will look at other HTML editors.  I tried Adobe GoLive but it's far too much, I don't need anything other than a basic web page builder with nice templates to use so I can get my webpages up quick and back to work making my product to sell. 

     

    I appreciate your time, you've saved me a lot of work trying to use iWeb.

     

    Best,

     

    Suz

  • by Ethmoid,

    Ethmoid Ethmoid Jan 25, 2015 12:42 AM in response to Wildwing
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    Jan 25, 2015 12:42 AM in response to Wildwing

    Hate to tell you that Adobe's GoLive does not exist any longer and other programmes have taken over.

     

    The best alternative to iWeb is probably EverWeb which is very iWeb like and easy to use.  For other alternatives, take a look at RapidWeaver, Sandvox, Freeway Pro/Express 7, WebAcappella 4 and Flux V.