Importing my existing website into dreamweaver

[douglasr1954]

My issue is i started importing my existing site onto my local computer and dreamweaver quit "unexpectedly". When I start importing again will dreamweaver re-import or take up where it left off?

[Nancy OShea]

Please explain more about what you mean by "importing."

• Which version of DW?
• Which operating system?
• Are you attempting to GET files from the remote server to your locally defined site folder?
• Or are you importing site definition STE files through the Manage Sites panel?
• Any error messages or codes pop-up?
• If DW is crashing, what do your crash logs / Windows Event Viewer say is causing the problem?

Nancy

[douglasr1954]

Will look into the above when home thanks.

Doug

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[douglasr1954]

To begin:DW CC latest MAC OS

Which is the correct method to import?

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[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

If the site files are already on your hard drive, just define a new site in DW by going to Site > New Site & pointing to the site folder on your primary hard drive.   Example : C:\MyTestSite\

See screenshots below.

Your files Panel will show the site files and folders.

If your site is not on your local hard drive yet, you'll need to GET files from your server.  That requires entering your FTP log-in credentials in the Manage Sites panel, Servers tab.  If unsure what to enter here, check with your hosting provider.