Creation of site added all files on drive - can I delete the site without losing all my files?

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I haven't set up a site in Dreamweaver for a long time. A few versions have been released in the interim. I am now trying to create a new site and was surprised when I attempted to do this and Dreamweaver added everything on my drive (I was creating the site at the root level).

I am afraid that if I delete the new site and try again, I will lose all my files. I looked through the forum but couldn't find anything about this.

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

Just to clarify terms, a site definition or STE in Dreamweaver does not contain any files. The files are physically located wherever you specified them to be on your hard drive. You can safely delete a site definition in Dreamwaver. It will have no effect on the actual physical files on your hard drive.

Go to Site > New Site and tell DW which folder should contain your site files. Example, C:\MyTestSite\ Unfortunately, I cannot post a screenshot because this forum is currently rejecting all images.

BenPleysier · Answer

Don't delete any files at this stage until you get a properly working site.Have a look at How to set up a testing server in Dreamweaver

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