Dreamweaver 21.5 unstable & crashing [MERGED by moderator]

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May 21, 2025
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On my PC and work laptop Dreamweaver is freezing and crashing everyday since this last update, it is very annoying. Please fix this bug.

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surfingmtber

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I am having the same issues with 21.5. How do you revert to an earlier version and why are we paying a monthly fee for flawed software? Win 10 fully upated.

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glenn-p

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Dreamweaver is basically discontinued. I reverted to 21.4 and the problems went away. I don't plan on updating it again (if there is another update). To revert to 21.4, I backed up my sites (a good idea but I didn't have any issues) and then used Creative Cloud to revert to the old version. The only side-effect was I lost my program layout tweaks (as if it was installed for the first time). There may be a way to back up the preferences but I didn't bother.

Here are the steps with help from Gemini:

Here’s how to export your site settings:

Open Dreamweaver.
Go to the Site menu at the top.
Select Manage Sites.
In the Manage Sites dialog box, select the site(s) you want to back up. You can select multiple sites by holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) and clicking on each site.
Click the Export icon (it usually looks like a folder with an arrow pointing out).
A dialog box will appear, prompting you to choose whether to back up your settings including login information, passwords, and local paths. Make sure to select the option that includes this information for a full backup. This is typically an option like "Back up my settings..." or by ensuring "Include login passwords and local paths on my machine" is checked if such an option appears.
Choose a location on your computer to save the .ste file(s) and give it a recognizable name.
Click Save.

You can install previous versions of Dreamweaver using the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application.

Open the Creative Cloud desktop app.
Go to the Apps tab.
Find Dreamweaver in your list of installed applications.
Click the three dots (More actions) next to Dreamweaver.
From the context menu, select Other versions.
A list of previous versions will appear. Find the version you want to install and click Install.

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Fatfreddy666

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Yep same here, constant crashing on a managed Windows 11 laptop, everything up to date and maintained so probably another bug laden release from Adobe. Looks like Sublime or Visual Studio may be the way forward for stability, both productivity and sanity-wise.

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Chris223305396c1k

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I'm having the same issue. My computer is completely up to date.

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Rodrigo79

Participant

I just went back to 21.4 as 21.5 kept getting stuck on my iMac., even after reseting the preferences. I must make a note though, that after the preferences reset, it worked fine for a two or three days. Then started crashing again.

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glenn-p

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I have the same issue since the May update - random crashes all day long. Also broken is copy/paste. I typically work in code view using the design/code split window. Copy/paste in code doesn't work - it jumps to odd places in the page (not where the cursor is located) and will typically only select one small piece of the code I'm trying to copy. I have to click on an item in design view and then return to the code to resolve it. Same behavior every time I open DW. The previous version was fairly stable.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Copy/paste in code doesn't work - it jumps to odd places in the page (not where the cursor is located) and will typically only select one small piece of the code I'm trying to copy.
By @glenn-p

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Toggle between DESIGN/LIVE with Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F11.

Window ⇒ Results ⇒ Validation... check document and fix reported code errors.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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glenn-p

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Thanks for responding, Nancy. Is this suggestion meant to fix the bug or are you suggesting the page has errors that need to be resolved? This is happening on every page I work on across multiple sites. Each page I open requires me to click once in the design view before copy/paste will work in code view. It started immediately after the update.