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June 27, 2018
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Sample page Error?

  • June 27, 2018
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So i was making my website using the like sample page template the dreamweaver gives you and i saved everything and restarted my pc and now it looks a lot different like before i had panels and stuff and now its all gone.

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Ok so what I was using was the Starter Templates ----> Basic Layouts ---> basic - Single Page and now it looks nothing like that.


Like I said before, start over.  Only this time do it right with a defined local site folder and immediately save your newly created starter page.  Then DW will correctly save your assets and index page to your local site folder.

What you did was mess things up by 1) not defining a site and 2) not immediately saving your work to a folder on your hard drive.  God only knows where your assets ended up. 

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Jon Fritz
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 27, 2018

Have you Defined a Site in DW?

That is a necessary first step:  GS-01: Defining a new site


Without a Site Definition created and then chosen from your Files window dropdown menu, DW will do all sorts of strange things that will break links to .css and .js files. Those broken links will make pages that rely on css and javascript appear very broken.

If you mean DW's panels are missing, you can reset them under Window > Workspace Layout > Reset '-workspace name-'

Participating Frequently
June 27, 2018

No i didnt do a site definition is there still a way i can do that to get the site back to normal?

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 27, 2018

Where did you save your sample page and asset files?

Go to site > New Site > and tell DW where to find your files.  Example, C:\\myFolder.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert