Import folder, html and photo from old webpage on my desktop (folder w older site) to the new site

[Hilde22560207hfun]

Hi. I used to have a webpage on golive. Some years ago I deleted one whole folder in it with underpages. And some other files.
It screwed up the page a bit, loosing some files etc. The golive went out of business, and my page I didnt think I could fix it anymore.
Then I just recently understood I could downlaod the site to dreamweaver. Not so different. And was very happy! ( I had created a new page in wordpress in between. Though I still link to some pages on the old one.)

Now I also found the original webpage in an external harddisk, so I can introduce and fix some of what was lost once.

I want to reintroduce the old folder and some other html. and photos laying in a folder on my desktop (with the whole old site) .
I tried to follow an instruction video on youtube. But my dreamweaver doesnt seem to accept loading up, though I can choose my desktop on files. 

the arrows disappear for loading up, when I choose a remote computer and connect to remote.  

Can anyone help me with this?

How to add html, folders and pictures in general from my desktop into dreamweaver? I cant find answers. 

Hilde 

[Ben M · Accepted solution]

First, as old as that site is from GoLive, I would worry less about fixing what you have and focus more on finding a new template and moving over your old content into that.  The old design is likely not responsive, could contain code errors based on your description and overall cause you more trouble to work with then it's worth.

With regards to downloading your site, you first need to define a site ( https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/how-to/define-a-dreamweaver-site.html ).  Once that is done it will download to your HDD wherever you set that up.  If the files are on your desktop and you don't want them there, then as with any other file on your computer simply drag/drop, copy/paste, etc. the files to where you want them to be then define your site in DW to match that setup.

[Hilde22560207hfun]

Hi Ben

Thank you for your response!

I made/ defined a new site on dreamweaver and imported my site that I still have in a webhotel into it.
And have done some necessary work from there on things that needed attention, so it looks ok enough.

Though I still would like to add the folder with pages html that I now again have access to as webdata in the old page in a folder on
my desktop into the new site. 
Do you mean or think I can drag and drop directly from my old folder with the old site on my desktop to the new folder with the new site on my desktop 

manually? And then upload them from there. Put the old folder under the main folder of my site and upload? 

It differs a bit from the golive, that seemed easier to work with from me sight, though probably not.so I have learn more of the basics on dreamweaver, though it seems to operate. I thought though for now that I could take some easy steps /way out to fix some missing links, photos and this one folder with

a section of my old page back in place. 

I had like 6 different "departements" on my old page, and I took one out, that I would like back.

I do understand that it can be the wisest to rebuild somehow a new page, though the old is so loaded with info / pictures and pages

so it would be a lot of work i imagine. This will in any ways so far not be my main page, that now my wordpress page is. 

Thank you in any way for responding, I will try to fathom / think about what this means to find a new template and define the site from it.

Maybe I could create a page just for the folder I want to add. (though it has many subpages) 

Hilde 

[Nancy OShea]

Just rebuild the entire site on WordPress.  There is nothing to be gained from having 2 separate sites on different platforms.

[Hilde22560207hfun]

I spare a lot of work having two, that I have been dreading to begin building up. And I plan to keep it. 

It is old webpages from a 20 year soon long building up,
that I want to have as archives for the future, for my previous work, blogs, naturework archives it is a heavy webpage with lots 

of pages with lots of artworks. A "Rome" that was not build on a day...  And I dont plan to just kill these 2o years of work / archives.

I link to the pages archives  from my workpress page, and I am very happy with that.

I just need advice to make som adjustments on the old page. Getting a lost section back.

I am happy with my wordpress page of today.

If I get the time to build it old up again in the future when I have nothing better to do with my time that is ok,

Now I am too busy

with work and work to come, promoting a new book etc.

And I just dont want part of my old archives to look like a mess.

So that that is why I ask people that might know the answers to what I ask for help

[Hilde22560207hfun]

This is a dreamweaver page that corresponds to the system of my earlier golive now dreamweaver page.

You cant just put html files into an existing Wordpress page. I for sure have checked out the possibility. 

It does not work,

If it was that easy I wouldnt have asked the Dreamweaver community. 
And I guess the dreamweaver community is for people that would like help for dreamweaver questions, not be asked to instead use wordpress......

[Nancy OShea]

What I'm saying is this:  Rebuild your entire GoLive site on WordPress.  There is NOTHING to be gained from maintaining TWO separate websites on WordPress and in Dreamweaver unless you want twice the work and twice the hosting costs.  

To create a new page in Dreamweaver, go to File > New > HTML.  Hit the CREATE button.

Copy text from old GoLive page.  Insert images, etc... 

Save file and upload it to your server.

[Hilde22560207hfun]

I have already heard you.

You dont hear me. And waste my time.

You do not reply to my question.  

So I just wish you a good weekend.  

[Nancy OShea]

You dont hear me. And waste my time.

You do not reply to my question.  

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I see.  Well, I did answer the question but you don't like the answer.  Let me put it another way so maybe you can better understand it.

1. Dreamweaver is not a drag & drop site builder. 

2. Dreamweaver does not have a site database as GoLive did. 

3. GoLive was a site generator.  Dreamweaver is a code editor.  Two completely different things.

4. GoLive has been extinct since 2006. 

5. The code GoLive generated 16 years ago is NOT fit for use in 2022. 

6. You may rebuild the old site pages with Dreamweaver or WordPress, your choice.

EDIT:

7. Move files on your hard drive from point A to point B with your operating system's file manager (Mac Finder or Win File Explorer). 

Goodbye and good luck with your project(s).

😷

[Hilde22560207hfun]

In my question i already explaimed that golive is closed a long time ago. And that I have already successfully downloaded and edited all my existing files to dreamweaver. You still miss the point. And my question. So i hope ti hear from someone that reads what i ask for and are intersted in helping. Good luck with your wordpress Pages. 

[Hilde22560207hfun]

I chose today to subscribe again to Lynda.com (Now linked to linkedin,  in-learning) that I thoroughly built my first website with in golive. And I quickly found the answers I needed there on my Dreamweaver questions.  A very recommendable source for any kind of challenges with Adobe related questions or other instant issues on webpages. Very detailed and presise help.  So I consider my questions solved.