Dreamweaver Site List Backup and Restore

You probably have multiple Dreamweaver site list and to think of have to enter all this data over again after a new install is discouraging. What you need to do is backup the proper registry file and then you can just double click on it to restore the accounts.

In that case, what you will do is backup the registry key that holds the data you need. You will be making a "batch" file that will do the work for you.

Notice: you take all responsibility for following any of these directions.

 

1. In a text editor, type in the following

regedit.exe /E F:\DATA\RegBack\
dreamweaver8-accounts.reg
"HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-********\Software\
Macromedia\Common\8\Sites"

The "F:\DATA\RegBack\
dreamweaver8-accounts.reg" part of the text will be the destination directory and file where you want the information stored.

The "HKEY and etc." info you will have to get from your registry.Got to step 2 to see how.

 

2. Start Regedit by going to Start/Run and type in regedit

To be safe, immediately backup your registry and make note of where that file will be so that you can find it if you get into trouble. File / Export.

 

3. Follow this path: "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21.... path and you will get to the registry key where the info is stored. The rest of the path will vary depending on when and where DW is installed.

Continue to follow this path to get to "Software\Macromedia\
Common\8\Sites"

Right click on the "Sites" icon and copy the key name.

Go back to your text file and select the "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-********\Software\Macromedia\
Common\8\Sites" text and then paste the copied Key Name so that it replaces the original text.

 

4. Now, save the text file as "something.bat" . This will now be an executable "batch file."

 

5. You can go to Start/programs/Accessories/ System Tools/Scheduled Tasks and setup a task that will run the batch file to make a backup of your Outlook Email accounts.

 

6. To restore your sites on the same computer, just go to the

"F:\DATA\RegBack\\
dreamweaver8-accounts.reg" file and double click on it. This will restore your email accounts minus passwords.

 

7. If you are restoring to a different computer, you will need to double check to make sure that the key number is the same in the registry and in the "dreamweaver8-accounts.reg" file. You can open the "dreamweaver8-accounts.reg" file in a text editor, do a search and replace, if the key number is different from the previous computer and then save it. Then you can double click on the file to enter the old email accounts into your new outlook registry. Naturally, you will need to have Dream Weaver installed on the new computer before you do this restore.