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July 13, 2020
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site root

  • July 13, 2020
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I feel so stupid asking this. But how do I find or set up a site root. Every thing that I do, I get the message thar the file images is outside the site.

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

One more screenshot -- for establishing your site's default images folder.

 

 

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Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
July 13, 2020

One more screenshot -- for establishing your site's default images folder.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
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July 13, 2020

See screenshots. 

 

In this first example, my local site root is C:\myTestSite.

 

Second example shows the remote server's root.

 

Post back if you still have questions.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Community Expert
July 13, 2020

Basically when you follow that link to define a site in Dreamweaver you are defining your site.  This site will then be uploaded to your remote server and viewed on the web.  If an image exists outside of your site on your computer (ie: my photos vs. my documents) you would essentially be setting up an instance where your images are living on a separate server from your website which is not the desired result.  This is why Dreamweaver is prompting the message it is to let you know that you should move all assets (html, images, scripts, etc.) into your site folder.

Jon Fritz
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July 13, 2020