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[Pro] Missing media/resources folders
Hi guys, I am working on a website and I noticed that there is no resources or media folder related to the freeway file drafts that I’ve been saving in a folder. Its been awhile since I’ve made a site and I remember this being part of my previous site. Is there a setting that is off when I set up the site? I created another site from scratch to see if something was input wrong and same deal, no folders. It uploads to my host just fine. Is this a problem? Has freeway done away with these folders? Thanks. Waylen
More likely, it’s currently publishing into the last site’s project folder. Again, no harm there, but to fix this, go into the File / Document Setup dialog, and look in the Publish tab. There is a button in the middle of the screen where you set the local Site Folder. Move that to somewhere inside your (new) project folder and you should be all set. (Make a new folder there to hold the site, don’t just dump it into your project folder, or you’ll have a mess.)
Freeway creates the Site Folder and Media folder ONLY when you use a template to start the project. If you create a project without using the template, you will need to make these folders yourself.
To be clear, Freeway has never required these folders, and their absence just means that you know where you want to put your files.
Freeway can deal with a wide range of project file management styles, since it tracks each file you use in your document through the Finder. So even if you move a source file from one folder to another, it can follow that move and not get confused. The only thing that will trip it up (and only momentarily) is if you move a file or folder from one volume to another, like onto a fileserver or an external disk.
Walter
On Jun 10, 2010, at 10:02 PM, Waylen wrote:
Hi guys, I am working on a website and I noticed that there is no resources or media folder related to the freeway file drafts that I’ve been saving in a folder. Its been awhile since I’ve made a site and I remember this being part of my previous site. Is there a setting that is off when I set up the site? I created another site from scratch to see if something was input wrong and same deal, no folders. It uploads to my host just fine. Is this a problem? Has freeway done away with these folders? Thanks. Waylen
Freeway user since 1997
Sometime around 10/6/10 (at 22:02 -0400) Waylen said:
I created another site from scratch to see if something was input wrong and same deal, no folders.
If you make a site using the Custom tab in the New File dialog you get no folders set up. If you make a site using the Template tab in the New File dialog you’ll get the whole folder structure thing made for you.
I recommend always using the Template option and going with the Blank template. Even though it is far too narrow for modern use. (Just adjust the master page first and all’s fine.)
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