can anyone give me any advice about transferring settings, preferences, and site definitions from dreamweaver mx on one computer to a fresh installation on a new one?

i'd really like to avoid having to set it all up again.

thanks.

IMHO preferences and general settings are usually best reset directly - copying general preferences files can be sketchy.

You can export your site definitions (from the Manage Sites window) and then re-import them into the new installation later. This gets the bulk of your settings moved over.

Snippets are located in /Configuration/Snippets (I believe), you should be able to copy that particular configuration file right over.

Third-party extensions can be trickier- I'd reintall the MXP files on the new system/installation just to be safe. Extensions can change your menu structure, so IMHO it's always better to install them fresh on new systems/installations.

Hope this helps get you started!


- Scott

scott fegette
macromedia, inc.