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brandonb80131204
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February 10, 2019
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Losing my insertion point every ~30-60 seconds

  • February 10, 2019
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I'm on a 2018 15" MacBook Pro using Dreamweaver CC 19.0.1. I am building several sites that are all currently saved locally on my HDD. This problem happens on all sites that I'm building and it's incredibly frustrating.

About every 30-60 seconds while I'm adding HTML to my page, all of the sudden my insertion point (the blinking line where text is added) will disappear. When it happens, a Dreamweaver Background File Activity prompt appears and says "Retrieving directory information for folder '[foldername]". The folder is a mapped network drive. Dreamweaver then highlights "Computer" in the Files tab instead of returning my insertion point. So then, if I am not paying attention and hit delete I get an error telling me that I can't delete my root folder.

It's driving me crazy, I can't keep resetting my insertion point every 45 seconds. How do I stop this?

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Thanks Jon Fritz II​. I've made the update and it did not fix the problem.


    Are you working from a Defined Site in DW?

    Define a site

    Even if you're only making HTML emails, DW really does need to work from a Defined Site in order to avoid all kinds of weirdness. Once the site is defined, you'll need to choose the site from the dropdown menu in the Files window.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2019

    That sounds like Live View refreshing your screen.  Switch to Design view (see screenshot). 

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    brandonb80131204Author
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    February 11, 2019

    Thanks for reaching out Nancy OShea! I don't see those options. I edit in Developer View, are those options for standard view?

    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 11, 2019

    Go to Window > Toolbars > and make sure a check appears next to the Document option...

    That will add the toolbar with Code | Split | Live/Design

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