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thiagofll · 12:09 AM

Hi...I have a question on how to back up my webpages from iWeb if I need to reinstall the whole OSX? I don't wanna have to delete everything and if I ever need to update anything on my webpage, I don't wanna have to do it all over again...Is there anyway I could back it up? If so, How?
Thanks in advance...

Big Mac · Mar 22, 2006, 12:05 AM

I don't know about the file structure of iWeb, but I would just back up your pages and everything related to iWeb. You should know it's usually unnecessary to erase your hard drive when reinstalling OS X. If you choose to do an Archive and Install, the OS will be reinstalled without the files in your accounts being altered.

barney ntd · Mar 22, 2006, 05:28 AM

Two pedantic points:
1. You can reinstall the whole of OSX without losing any data. That is what archive-install is for.
2. You should backup all your data anyway, in case of disk failure/malware damage/accidents, which DO happen.

Basically, backup everything in your home folder. This will include some useless stuff like ~/Library/Caches, but it will also include your iWeb pages in ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb.

Barney.

iREZ · Mar 22, 2006, 11:41 AM

anybody have a real answer for his question? im curious in this as well. i have two computers and want to work on my iweb pages from both but do not know how to.

barney ntd · Mar 22, 2006, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by iREZ

anybody have a real answer for his question? im curious in this as well. i have two computers and want to work on my iweb pages from both but do not know how to.

What don't you understand about:

your iWeb pages in ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb

inkhead · Mar 22, 2006, 12:36 PM

You don't really. Apple spent last years development cycle creating the horrible code & templates for the 600mb iWeb program, with teams of crack programmers, and endless supply of money, and nothing but TIME this is the best Apple could do.

iWeb is just stupid, it's embarrassing that Apple sells crap like this.

thiagofll · Mar 22, 2006, 01:18 PM

I don't mean to sound stupid or anything but basically I drag everything that is inside ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb into my back up source? And after the full restore is done, all I have to do is drag the back up files into the new ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder? That's it? Or there is more to it?

barney ntd · Mar 22, 2006, 06:39 PM

That's exactly it. Make sure iWeb isn't running while you do it, or it might get confused.
Several other applications store important data in Application Support, so it's safer to back up the lot.

thiagofll · Mar 22, 2006, 07:00 PM

alright Barney...I owe you this one lol!Thanks for all the replies...

thiagofll · 03:43 PM

Hi...Today I was finally gonna backup my data, but there is no iWeb folder under Application Support. I have iWork folder, iDVD, iMovie etc but no iWeb...What should I do?

UPDATED: Found it, It was inside the Home Folder Not the system wide Library...

barney ntd · Mar 24, 2006, 02:41 PM

The ~ at the start of the path means your home folder. It's an old unix convention, as used in terminal commands. For the system wide version, I would have written /Library/Application Support/iWeb.