iWeb FAQ - Two computers
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How do I edit one website from two computers?
To edit one website from two different computers you have to transfer the Domain.sites2 file where iWeb stores its files. To find that file go to
Macintosh HD/Users/Your username/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain.sites2
If you can’t find it here search for it with spotlight. Note that the extension .sites (iWeb 1.0) or .sites2 (iWeb 2.0) may be hidden, also search for Domain only. To see if a Domain file is iWeb ’06 or iWeb ’08 select the file press Command(Apple)+i under "Name & Extension" you will find that it is .sites or .sites2.
To get the site showing up in iWeb just open the Domain.sites file by double clicking on it and your sites and pages will show up on the left side in the iWeb page browser. Note that the location, where you put the file, doesn’t matter.
To transfer your domain.sites2 file from one mac to the other you can put it on a USB-Stick, on a CD/DVD or if you can do that by establishing a network and have the two computers communicating with each other.
If you edited your website on computer A and want to edit it on computer B transfer the file from A to B as mentioned before. If you now want to edit your site on computer A, after you edited it on computer B, you will have to retransfer the domain.sites2 file from B to A.
Caution: Be sure not to overwrite the newer with the older file!
BEST SOLUTION:
If you put the Domain file on a USB-Stick (USB flash drive) all you have to do is plug the usb stick in one of the computers and double click the Domain file on the USB flash drive (without moving it to the computer!). It will open in iWeb and save changes to the USB stick, plug it into the second computer and same thing. You could publish a site from both the computers without missing data and without fearing of overwriting the older with the newer file.
NOTE 1: Note in either cases you have to change permissions of the Domain file to be able to edit, save changes and publish a website from another user account and from another computer as well.
Select Domain file press Command(Apple)+i under Ownership & Permissions go to =>Details =>Everyone (or Others) and select Read & Write
You have to do that in the original user account and computer in which the Domain file was created.
If you don’t change permissions you will find an error while publishing and saving.
You better make a backup of the file mentioned above from time to time, how do I make a backup?
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