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File management
Last updated 11/30/2015
Dreamweaver downloads the selected files, as follows:
• If you’re using the Check In/Check Out system, getting a file results in a read-only local copy of the file; the file
remains available on the remote site or testing server for other team members to check out.
• If you’re not using the Check In/Check Out system, getting a file results in a copy that has both read and write
privileges.
Note: If you’re working in a collaborative environment—that is, if others are working on the same files—you should not
disable Enable File Check In and Check Out. If other people are using the Check In/Check Out system with the site, you
should use that system as well.
To stop the file transfer at any time, click the Cancel button in the Background File Activity dialog box.
Get files from a remote server using the Document window
1 Make sure the document is active in the Document window.
2 Do one of the following to get the file:
• Select Site > Get.
• Click the File Management icon in the Document window toolbar, then select Get from the menu.
Note: If the current file is not part of the current site in the Files panel, Dreamweaver attempts to determine which
locally defined site the current file belongs to. If the current file belongs to only one local site, Dreamweaver opens that
site, then performs the Get operation.
Display the FTP log
1 Click the Options menu in the upper right corner of the Files panel.
2 Select View > Site FTP Log.
Note: In the Expanded Files Panel, you can click the FTP Log button to display the log.
Put files on a remote server
You can put files from the local site to the remote site, generally without changing the file’s checked out status.
There are two common situations in which you might use the Put command instead of Check In:
• You’re not in a collaborative environment and you aren’t using the Check In/Check Out system.
• You want to put the current version of the file on the server but you’re going to keep editing it.
Note: If you put a file that didn’t previously exist on the remote site and you’re using the Check In/Check Out system, the
file is copied to the remote site and is then checked out to you so that you can continue editing.
You can use the Files panel or the Document window to put files. Dreamweaver creates a log of file activity during the
transfer that you can view and save.
Note: You cannot turn background file transfer off. If you have the detail log open in the Background File Activity dialog
box, you can close that to improve performance.
• Dreamweaver also records all FTP file transfer activity. If an error occurs when you are transferring a file using FTP,
the Site FTP log can help you determine the problem.
For a tutorial on putting files on a remote server, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0163.
For a tutorial on troubleshooting publishing problems, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0164.