Ok, so I upload via the FTP on Hostway's site. When I make one tiny little change (changing some text, for example), I find that I have to re-upload the entire site, rather than just that page. Why is that? Am I missing something? I have VSD v.6. Today, I changed some text and moved it around a little on the same page, and replaced one photo. I did NOT touch the buttons on the right side or anything. When I uploaded the page and the photo, the buttons were totally wrong. Why would those change, when I didn't touch them? I find that this is ALWAYS the case....I change one thing on one page, and I must re-upload the entire site, the whole files folder (which takes forever), because otherwise the buttons and various other things on that page AND on other pages turn out funny. I really don't know why I can't just upload the one page and any images I added.......Please help!

I use Windows XP and VSD v.6. My webhosting is Hostway.

Thanks,
T.

Hi Tonya,
If you upload a page that you changed an image on, then you'll need to save it in VSD first by selecting save, ok so you already know this. when using an external ftp then you would upload your page to the root directory (by default) and the image in the files folder. If you just move things around again you have to save it first then upload your page with the ftp. Same with removing anything. A resync may clear up your image problem so I would give that a try first.
Hostway is very slow uploading so I use Direct Ftp or filezilla for my uploads.
Also I really haven't checked to see how many pages you have in your website, but when you do make any kind of a change and select upload, VSD will go through every page and check to see what has or has not been changed, when it finds it, it notes it and continues to look. Once it's finished it really does upload the one single page that was changed, but the process is long if you have alot of objects to check and pages as well.
Current VSD version 6.0 build 6

A resync? On Hostway or on VSD? How do I do that?

So you're saying I should only have to upload the specific page I changed AND whatever images I added or changed (to the files folder)? Well then I guess something is wrong.....perhaps a resync will help, once you tell me how to do it! I see a "synchronize" button on hostway's FTP......will that do it? And what exactly does that do?

If I were to upload via VSD, would it be easier? I know I've tried and only got errors, but that was with the older version.

Thanks,
T.

I'm sorry I didn't explain that. you would go to settings>resync website and let VSD do the uploading from there. It should fix any image abnormalities.
And you have version 6.0 build 2 of VSD.

What I was saying if you move any of your content around as you stated, deleted some text, remove and added another image, you would then go to save in VSD. then all you would need to do is upload that page and add the image to the files folder on your server using an external ftp. my personal opinion is not using hostway ftp, but some other like maybe the free ftp coffeecup offers if you don't have direct ftp or filezilla.

Uploading through VSd is always the best way to go, especially now with the new version, it should prove to be alot quicker then the version you have now.
After the first initial upload which will be the longest, then it gets quicker.
When you upgrade be sure to select yes to everything, and as long as you haven't moved anything from the original place you added your images and etc; then all should be fine.
Of course your welcome to wait for someone elses input which is always best to get a second opinion isn't it.

Ok I updated to v6.6 Again, it created new folders for my websites. Then I moved the older ones somewhere else (after I upgraded and saved to the new version). Funny thing is, just for fun, I clicked resync. And when it tried to upload, it said it couldn't find something in my OLD folder! Why would it want to look there? VSD created a new folder and transferred everything over, so why would it look for something in the old folder? Weird. Anyway, I don't have the upload part set up in VSD. You wouldn't know what I need to put in the FTP settings, would you? I never quite figured out how to fill that out.

T.

You should be able to use the same settings you are using for FTP on the Hostway site. In VSD to set up the internet connection you need the FTP sever: (example) www.mywebsite.com
Username: would be the same username as you are using to access hostway now.
Password: the same password you are using to FTP on Hostway now.
After you save the new profile, you can click on the test button to verifiy that the settings work.
I'm not sure if you will have to add anything to the www. folder but if you do, this is what Hostway says:

Host Directory or Directory Path

www (means you can leave the WWW folder path blank)

For UNIX plans, the directory path for the www folder is /home/domain/www.

For Windows plans, the directory path for the www folder is /domain/www.
Hope that helps

Thanks Richard. And I just tried downloading the latest DirectFTP from CC. Seems to open my site fine. Haven't tried uploading that way yet, but next time I make a change I will use that and see if it works. Again, I wish there a way for CC software to automatically upload anything new, rather than me having to select which page, etc, to upload. Is there a way to do that? Or do I have to just do it manually?

T.

here's my set up for hostway!
I have 7 pages and not as much content as you Tanya, but if you are able to finally connect using the built-in ftp in VSD, then I would suggest to you to resync from there, let it upload, after that it will get quicker, I am 95% sure.. no wait maybe 80%, ok 95% sure. you be the judge.
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Well here's a question....I think I did get CC's DirectFTP to work. But I don't see a "sync" option there. Is it only available directly from VSD? And so does that mean I have to upload via VSD and NOT DirectFTP??

T.

To resync your website ( as you stated you had a messed up image or something) you'll need to do that in VSD. Nowif that fixes it which it usually does, then every upload (with VSd) should be alot shorter when you edit a page. But if you don't want to go that route then upload your page and image after saving in VSD using direct ftp.