Dreamweaver CC 2017 is here! Read this post for a smooth upgrade

I have just updated to CC2017, and it crashes every time I open it.  Can you point me to some things to try, I have tried a lot of things already from some searches but nothing has worked. And I have found a lot of articles about the same problem which makes me wonder how stable it is on Windows 10.

I am using a Toshiba, RAM 16GB, 64bit i7-4700MQ 2.4GHz

1. After some finagling, I finally got the "Properties" bar back on the bottom of my work space. (How is that not the default!?) Next up: the "Save" and "Save All" buttons. How do I add them?

2. The design is awful!

          (a) Under "Files", the brackets/arrows simply look stupid. WTH is up with the < > </> silliness?

          (b) Also under "Files", I can no longer scroll to the right to see the data on when the file was last uploaded, its size, etc.

          (c) The dark color is really tough on the eyes. Do you realize that we work at this for hours? Is it possible to revert to a white or beige background? I'm working, not gaming. I'm not trying to be edgy.

3. I wish you'd quit meshing your programs in silly ways. I'm never going to insert Creative Cloud image files into my site design. I'll insert JPGs, GIFs, etc., because it's a website, not an art project. Geesh.

4. If you're going to mesh programs, why not include a quick icon and button maker? I had these a decade ago with Microsoft Expression Web, and they were incredibly convenient. This is an upgrade/inclusion that a webmaster could actually use. (For the record, because Adobe programs are so cumbersome and complicated, I make icons in Microsoft Paint and use free online sites to make buttons.)

Overall, it looks like you chose "form" over "function."

I admit it took some getting to used to the changes, and there are some annoying glitches, but I can deal with that for things like multiple cursors- that rocks. But what peeves me to point of ranting is the rotten upgrade experience. So very few of the workspace settings came over that I lost a good half day to setting up the environment. And when I can restore items like the Favorites in my insert bar by simply copying and pasting from the 2015 xml file to the 2017 one, I know the lack of import was someone's choice, not due to changes in the program.

What has happened to find??? I use "Find all" within current pages reasonably frequently, how it is set up now doesn't allow even remotely the same process, and is much more time consuming.

i was going to ask some questions about configuring panels, etc, so I could work out how to set it up how I like it to be laid out, but for the time being I'm just going to revert to the previous version.

Just generally though, seems like the panels don't dock to all sides (eg, the right side) like they used to - is this correct?

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I wish I could jut buy Dreamweaver and not RENT IT.

I bought Macromedia Dreamweaver in 2002 and it lasted until 2010 for £300. Now im paying £1000/year for crap.

So far, no docking of toolbars in a row.

No mouse scroll through local files list, just the manual slider.

Cant dock files folder to right.

Im sure, after reading what other people are saying that this is going to get much worse. We'll see.

I suspect it uses more CPU? My CPU is already maxed out... Oh I see, as part of the upgrade i also have to buy a new computer? Is that it?

Adobe are charlatans. I want to buy a stable tool and upgrade it when I feel the need, like in 2022. Your improvements  are as welcome as a something really unwelcome. I havn't even started using it yet really either. I might be surprised? LOL.

I use .php to include my navigation elements, but now when I open my pages in dreamweaver, the design window doesn't show the included navigation files on the content page I am working on. How do I get the included navigation files to show when I open my content pages as they had in the old version? (Really not thrilled with this "upgrade".)

I've asked before, how do I roll back? I have not time to leanr/adapt to 2017 whole different slew of issues. Didn't they learn from the Win8 debacle?

yes the internet changed and some of us can't keep up... you can still download Microsoft Frontpage for your web sites.

Have fun.

The smoothest solution is not to upgrade. Hang on to CC 2015 or, better yet, CS6. Whoever is programming Dreamweaver has surely lost their way. And do read these:

https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/known-issues-dreamweaver-cc-2017.html

Extension installation issues in non-English versions:
https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/unable-to-install-dreamweaver-in-non-english-locales.html

"Masterpieces take time to be crafted"???  That's funny.  And I mean that as sarcastically as possible.  I HATE the changes in Dreamweaver CC 2017!  The "themes" and code coloring are a joke.  So hard on the eyes.  (I bet 18 year old kids think it's cool, though.)  Forcing paying customers to modify files on their hard drive as a workaround to get usable code coloring is ridiculous. 

Find and Replace causes the program to crash with just one file open, and to add insult to injury I can't undock the Find and Replace dialog box to move it to my second monitor.  Therefore, a large portion of code view is taken up by the dialog box.

I can't see the results of Find and Replace in the Results dialog at the bottom when searching the Current Document. Instead, the matches are only highlighted within the page.  I often work on files that have thousands of lines of code.  Do you honestly think I'm going to scroll through the entire code view hunting for matches? 

That's where I stopped.  I can only imagine the other treats (tricks) that remained undiscovered.  I reinstalled the 2015 version and have no plans to give 2017 a second chance.

The "improvements" were obviously "crafted" by people who spend little or no time coding websites. And before you suggest that I should have provided feedback to the development team, I will remind you I am a paying customer, not someone to work for free as your beta tester.

I'm so disappointed in this so-called upgrade and Adobe as a company.