Lulu
02-02-2012, 10:44 AM
Hi
I'm new to web design and this forum, but I really hope that someone can help me as I'm at my wits end. Apologies if my terminology is wrong.
I have a lot of web 'sites' in folders on my desktop which I use to test things out like forms, lightboxes etc. None of them are live. I now have a site ready to test in a live environment and wanted to tidy up the desktop so created a new folder with the idea of moving all the dummy site folders into it.
I moved one folder without any problems. When I moved the second, I got the message:
"The root folder you have chosen is the same as the folder for site 'ContactTest'. This may cause some operations, such as synchronization, to work incorrectly. Proceed anyway?".
As the folder I was transferring wasn't terribly important, I thought I would see what happened so ok'd it. I had this message:
"The cache will now be recreated because the name, root folder, HTTP address of cloaking settings of the site have been changed."
It whizzed through a few files and moved the folder. When I checked out a couple of pages, they wouldn't work so I decided to move it back out to the desktop.
When I did this I was asked again about the cache which I ok'd. This time 300+ files whizzed through and I couldn't stop it.
When I checked the 'site' I was trying to move, all my desktop links, web 'site' folders etc are now showing below it in DW. If I delete the links, they are deleted from the desktop.
I have no idea how to put everything back to the way it was. Can anyone help me please?
I'm new to web design and this forum, but I really hope that someone can help me as I'm at my wits end. Apologies if my terminology is wrong.
I have a lot of web 'sites' in folders on my desktop which I use to test things out like forms, lightboxes etc. None of them are live. I now have a site ready to test in a live environment and wanted to tidy up the desktop so created a new folder with the idea of moving all the dummy site folders into it.
I moved one folder without any problems. When I moved the second, I got the message:
"The root folder you have chosen is the same as the folder for site 'ContactTest'. This may cause some operations, such as synchronization, to work incorrectly. Proceed anyway?".
As the folder I was transferring wasn't terribly important, I thought I would see what happened so ok'd it. I had this message:
"The cache will now be recreated because the name, root folder, HTTP address of cloaking settings of the site have been changed."
It whizzed through a few files and moved the folder. When I checked out a couple of pages, they wouldn't work so I decided to move it back out to the desktop.
When I did this I was asked again about the cache which I ok'd. This time 300+ files whizzed through and I couldn't stop it.
When I checked the 'site' I was trying to move, all my desktop links, web 'site' folders etc are now showing below it in DW. If I delete the links, they are deleted from the desktop.
I have no idea how to put everything back to the way it was. Can anyone help me please?