The Site Root Folder is key to your projects success. Computers are very sensitive to the placement of files. Every time you link a file to an HTML page, code is written identifying the location of that file on your web page. If the file is later moved, the computer will not find the linked file and some of your web page will not function.
For these reasons, please commit to keeping the Main Site Root Folder in one place and never moving it. It can be saved to any form of storage, as long as Dreamweaver can easily see the folder when it opens. I suggest a flash drive. It is also very wise practice to backup this folder on another form of storage in case the original is lost. (You do not want to build your site over from scratch!)
Next, if you are using the SVSU Lab Computers every time you turn on Dreamweaver, you will have to identify where the Site Root Folder is. I have named the Site Root Folder we are using for the Work Site, the Main Site Root Folder.
To explain to Dreamweaver where the folder is, follow these steps…
1) Go to the drag down menu, Sites
2) Choose Manage Sites…
3) In the lower right corner, click on New Site
4) Give the Site a Name (I suggest MSRF, for Main Site Root Folder)
5) Click on the small folder icon, across from the words “Local Site Folder”
6) Then click on Save