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Cavediver
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June 21, 2020
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Dreamweaver Live View not showing changes

  • June 21, 2020
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Windows 10 - I have searched for a solution and found one for a Mac, that is of no help to me.

When editing a Dreamweaver page in Windows 10  the live view does not reflect the changes I make. I have to close/reopen the file to see the changes. I can preview in browser but both of these procedures are very slow and clunky. 

Any help appreciated.

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    mc31803971
    mc31803971
    Inspiring
    December 7, 2023

    Mac OS Sonoma, Dreamweaver 2021 Live does not refresh even after Save then F5 OR Live view refresh from the menu. It will refresh occasionally on the same page, so not a different kind of page.  Preview in browser works perfectly but it is jarring to work with unchanged page in Live view

    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    BenPleysierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 7, 2023

    There are quite a few issues when running Dreamweaver under Sonoma. I would suggest and alternative solution until this is solved - if ever.

     

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 21, 2020

    1. Ctrl + S to Save.

    2. F5 to Refresh.

    3. Repeat as often as needed.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      JeffreyDBrown
      Participant
      October 27, 2020

      I just updated to DW 21. Now I'm only using it to edit an old .asp site but still works fine. Previously, when I would make some text changes in the Code View and then click on Live View above and I would instantly see the change. Now it doesn't change unless I use your method outlined above. That's quite a few extra steps. Is there a way to get it to update as it did previously automatically?

      Thanks... Jeff

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 27, 2020

      Jeff,

      Live View has ALWAYS required you to Save & Refresh.

      Switch to Design View from your Document Toolbar. See screenshot.

       

       

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