Expression® Web Design
Downloading a Website Using Expression Web and FTP
Saturday, December 13, 2008
If you have just purchased a new computer with Expression Web, you probably want to work on your website. There are a few ways to get your website to your new computer. If your website is small enough and does not have any FrontPage webbots that require FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) to function, you can use the FTP program built into Expression Web.
First,
go to File - New
- Web Site and choose Empty Web Site in the New dialog box. You will also
have the opportunity to specify the location on your computer.Once this is done, go to Site - Remote Web Site. Now you should see Remote Web Site Properties on the right hand. Click on this and the Remote Web Site Properties dialog box will open. Choose FTP and enter the FTP location and possibly the folder (check with your hosting company for this information).
Once this is entered, choose OK. Another dialog box will come up asking you to enter a user name and password. If you have Expression Web 2, there is a checkbox asking if you would like Expression Web to remember your password. You can click this option and it will actually remember your password. (Expression Web 1 unfortunately would not remember your password.)
Once this is done, you should see the files and folders of your website in the right panel. The middle panel should be empty. You can choose to synchronize the files or choose both arrows to synchronize the files. You can also highlight all the files / folders and hit the arrow that points to the left. Depending on your connection and how large your site is, it could take a couple of minutes to hours.
There is also the video tutorial of downloading your website from the server to your new computer using Expression Web & FTP or you can also check out the other post titled New Computer and Expression Web.
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