To set up a local version of your site, all you need to do is specify the local folder where you’ll store all of your site files. The local folder can be on your local computer or on a network server.
To set up a local root folder:
1. Identify or create the folder on your computer where you want to store the local version of your site files. (The folder can be anywhere on your computer.) You’ll specify this folder as your local site in Dreamweaver.
This folder is called the local root folder.
2. Start Dreamweaver.
3. Choose Site > New Site. The Site Setup dialog box opens.
4. In the Site Setup dialog box, make sure the Site category is selected. (It should be selected by default.)
5. In the Site Name text box, enter a name for your site. This name appears in the Files panel and in the Manage Sites dialog box; it does not appear in the browser.
6. In the Local Site Folder text box, click the Browse To Folder icon, browse to and select the local root folder you created, and click Select (Windows) or Choose (MacOS). Your local root folder is defined in Dreamweaver.
7. Click Save to close the Site Setup dialog box. You can now begin working on your local site files in Dreamweaver. On the right side of the Dreamweaver workspace, the Files panel displays the folders and files of your site.
Note: When you’re ready, you can fill out the other categories in the Site Setup dialog box, including the Servers category, where you can specify a remote folder on your remote server.
