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August 19, 2019
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Can't Save in Dreamweaver

  • August 19, 2019
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I was editing my index.HTML file in Dreamweaver 2018 and I got the error "An unknown error occurred while accessing [local file location]" I noticed there was a newer Dreamweaver so I opened Dreamweaver 2019 hoping that would fix the error, sadly it did not. I did spend some time looking for an answer online, but I did not find anything that helped.

Not really sure why this happened, I never had this problem before.

I did look at the permissions and it's set for me to read & write, same with the folder and drive.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Some things to try.

  • Go to File > SaveAs > new_filename.html to your primary hard drive.  Do not save files to cloud storage or dropbox, etc...
  • Open your code in another plain text editor like Notepad or Brackets and see if you can save it from there.
  • Run your code through validation and fix all reported errors.
    The W3C Markup Validation Service
    The W3C CSS Validation Service

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Participant
February 25, 2022

Question: I cannot save or open a file in Adobe Dreamweaver?

 

Answer: I was having trouble with Adobe Dreamweaver and could not save, open, edit, etc. any of the files that I had saved on my Macbook computer. I found the issue and resolved it. Adobe Dreamweaver asks that you have a root folder, if you do not have a root folder then there is no clear connection between your root folder and the local files stored on your laptop. To solve this issue you will want to *manage your sites* and select one that is tied to your local files. From there, you can name it whatever you want! Just don't change the address.

WebProm
Inspiring
September 12, 2019

happened to me several times. Then I saw the file I'm trying to save has no date (on windows). Renamed it to backup and downloaded it again. Then it saves ok. Windows probably is loosing this file information sometimes...

Legend
September 12, 2019

Test

Legend
September 12, 2019
Another test post
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 19, 2019

Did you restart your computer?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
FeasleyAuthor
Participant
August 20, 2019

Thanks for the idea. I did restart after seeing your comment. I commented out a section of code and it saved it, so it worked! I was going to reply, then I stopped and changed some text that I originally needed to do. Tried to save it, but got the same error.

So for a second I thought it worked, but it don't.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 20, 2019

Some things to try.

  • Go to File > SaveAs > new_filename.html to your primary hard drive.  Do not save files to cloud storage or dropbox, etc...
  • Open your code in another plain text editor like Notepad or Brackets and see if you can save it from there.
  • Run your code through validation and fix all reported errors.
    The W3C Markup Validation Service
    The W3C CSS Validation Service
Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert