Dreamweaver - unable to find .dwt template on server

[donnal28475912]

I have a site that was created with a template, and it is working from the website, but I need to update the template, but it isn't anywhere on the server, how can that be?

Thanks in advance!

[BenPleysier]

The template file should be located in the Templates folder. If it is not there, then someone has removed it.

[donnal28475912]

Thxs, Ben. To be clear, the template does not need to be on the server?

[BenPleysier]

No, it does need to be in the development environment.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Dreamweaver Templates (DWT files) are a proprietary feature that works in DW local site files only.  To work correctly, DWT files must be in the local site's Templates folder.   There's no practical reason to put a Template on the server except to have it as a backup file.