CottieC

Q: Restored iWeb and now files not opening

Have used iWeb for years, no problems.  Have ElCapitan current version. MacBook Pro.

Problems started when started getting upload failures.  Continued to worsen.  I deleted iWeb from my applications.  Emptied my trash.  Restored application from my backup and that part seems to be fine.  File size was still the same.  Updates indicate I have most current version.  Problem is now my site files are not opening when I open iWeb.  How can I get the files to reconnect to the restored iWeb application?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), iWeb version 3.0.4 (601)

Posted on Jan 25, 2016 1:40 PM

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 25, 2016 2:19 PM in response to CottieC
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    Jan 25, 2016 2:19 PM in response to CottieC

    You posted in the iPhoto for Mac forum - I will request that your post be moved to the iWeb forum so you will get better answers

     

    LN

  • by Ethmoid,Helpful

    Ethmoid Ethmoid Jan 26, 2016 9:43 AM in response to CottieC
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    Jan 26, 2016 9:43 AM in response to CottieC

    That is because you are doing it the wrong way around.  Your site files will not appear if you only open the iWeb application.  You need to have your site files as well and click on the site files themselves and then they will be opened with iWeb.

     

    As well as transferring iWeb, you need your iWeb data files and they have always been stored under your User Library/Application Support/iWeb/domain.sites.

     

    Note that it is NOT your System Library, iWeb is not there, but your User Library and in El Capitan, these are invisible.  To make your User Library visible, you need to click on the Go menu and then click the 'alt' key and your User Library will show up.

     

    You can then find your domain.sites files and click and iWeb should automatically open these.

     

    If you don't have your domain.sites files, then there is nothing that you can do, because iWeb has no import facility so cannot open HTML files, so you are stuffed really and you'll have to start over and re-build your site(s).  If you need to do this, then you would be better looking for another application rather than iWeb, as iWeb has been unsupported for at least the last 3 to 4 years and has not been updated for the last 6 years.

     

    Find those all important domain.sites files - copy them over from your other computer, but you do need to find them if you want to go any further.

  • by CottieC,

    CottieC CottieC Jan 26, 2016 9:51 AM in response to Ethmoid
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    Jan 26, 2016 9:51 AM in response to Ethmoid

    Thank you.  I located my domain file.  I double-clicked on the Domain.sites2.  iWeb opened but the files did not.

    Judging from the size of the file, do you think they have been lost?

    I know I need to get another website software but this is just so easy to use and quick for me.  Do you have any suggestions of software for me to use?

    I really appreciate your assistance.

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  • by Ethmoid,Solvedanswer

    Ethmoid Ethmoid Jan 27, 2016 5:51 AM in response to CottieC
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    Jan 27, 2016 5:51 AM in response to CottieC

    The other application that I would recommend is EverWeb.  It is very much like iWeb, but has lots of good things that you can do straight from inside the application without using 3rd party workaround such as with iWeb.  It has drop down menus, a contact form etc, and lots of other things.

     

    They have a very good support forum on the Rage Software site too.

     

    With the domain.sites files of iWeb, if you are using Yosemite or El Capitan, then you might not be able to open individual domain files, so you may need to download an application called iWeb user sites that will allow you to open individual domain.sites files.

     

    Try that and see, but in the meantime, do take a look at EverWEb.

  • by CottieC,

    CottieC CottieC Jan 27, 2016 5:52 AM in response to Ethmoid
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    Jan 27, 2016 5:52 AM in response to Ethmoid

    Thank you.  I will be looking into this today.  I don't want to just patch this iWeb up as I am sure something else will happen in the future.

    You've been great.  Cudo's to you.