Importing an existing website into a new Adobe DW account.

[Elizabeth32185771sya5]

Hi All, I recently changed institutions and need to reset up my website via a new Adobe Dreamweaver account on a new computer. I don't have any .ste files that I can tell, but all my website content is in one folder in Google Drive. How do I import my website into Dreamwever on this new computer/account? Thanks!

[L e n a]

In any case, without .ste, and on a new machine, you'll need to create a brand new site.

Then you have two options:

• either connect to the online site and upload it to your new site's local folder
• or retrieve the files from your Google Drive and install them locally.

If you opt for the latter solution, I'd advise you to make a backup of the online version first, before launching any synchronization.

[Elizabeth32185771sya5]

I didn't have to retrieve my files from Google Drive and install them locally - I was able to link to my sites "local folder" via Google Drive. Thanks!

[Nancy OShea]

I didn't have to retrieve my files from Google Drive and install them locally - I was able to link to my sites "local folder" via Google Drive. Thanks!

By @Elizabeth32185771sya5

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Make a note of this for future reference.

You could have lagging & file read/write problems with this set-up later.

Dreamweaver can't communicate with files on cloud drives as fast as it does with your local hard drive.

If you begin to experience file errors, you know why.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Go to Site > New Site... click the folder icon to browse for a Local Site Folder on your primary hard drive. For example, C:\MyTestSite\

Local Site Folder

Click on Servers tab and enter your remote server's log-in credentials and Root Directory.  If you're unsure what those are, ask your hosting provider.

Remote Server Details

That's it in a nutshell. 

Be sure to export your site definition settings to STE file and store it in a safe place.

[Elizabeth32185771sya5]

This worked - thank you!!! 

[Nancy OShea]

all my website content is in one folder in Google Drive.

By @Elizabeth32185771sya5

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Copy site folder from Google Drive to your local primary hard drive.  

[L e n a]

That's exactly what I was saying in my first comment, except that if a change has been made online, there will be a difference with the archive placed on the google drive. That's why I recommended backing up the data already online before synchronization.