dreamweaver version list - Library items

Simon,

Did you originally have a folder in the root of your site called 'library'? If so, that may have confused Dreamweaver, as by default, they store all library items in a root-level folder called 'Library' (with a capital L). And if that folder doesn't exist, Dreamweaver should try to create it.

My first suggestion is to not keep anything else in the /Library folder except Dreamweaver's library files. Use an /asset/image folder for your own images etc.

Just to clarify, library items are .lbi files, which Dreamweaver does NOT upload to your server, rather it keeps these files on your local machine only, and when you update a library file, Dreamweaver goes through every file on your site looking for the tag #BeginLibraryItem. If the library path matches, it will update the content between the tags on your pages with the contents you just saved to your library item.

I've just experimented a bit with Library items and tried to recreate what I think may have happened on your set up.

I created a library item, and Dreamweaver generated a folder, Library, in my site, and put the new .lbi file there. In my assets panel, the library item showed, and the path was /Library/myfirst.lbi. All as expected so far.

I then deleted the Library folder within the Files panel. Dreamweaver warned me that a web page was using that library item, and I wouldn't be able to update it if I deleted it.

I said yes anyway, and Dreamweaver deleted the folder. I went back to the Assets panel, and the library item was still showing. I right clicked in the whitespace of the Assets panel and clicked 'Site refresh'. After a minute, the library item disappeared.

I then created a new folder in my site, library (note lowercase). I created a second library item, and Dreamweaver stored it in the newly created folder, library. The library item appeared in the Assets panel, with the path as "/library/mysecond.lbi".

On the files panel, I then created another folder in my root, called "library2". I moved the library file mysecond.lbi from /library to /library2. Dreamweaver prompted me to 'update all pages that used this library item'. I did this, and Dreamweaver successfully moved mysecond.lbi to /library2, and it also updated my page so that the code looked like this:
<!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/library2/mysecond.lbi" -->

And then looking at the Assets panel, the second library item was still there, but the path had been updated to /library2/mysecond.lbi.

So you can have a library item anywhere you want within your site, because Dreamweaver looks at the code on your page to see where library items are stored.

My suggestions are:

1) Make sure there is only one library folder, and it is called "Library" with capital L - and exists in the ROOT of your site.

2) Remove anything from the /Library folder that isn't a library item. Images, css files etc... move them to a more suitable location such as /asset/image and /asset/css.

3) Wherever a library item appears on your pages, check the code and make sure the correct path is being used. ie. if the path in your code is:
<!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/libraries/mysecond.lbi" -->
but you are storing library files in /Library then update your web page code to be
<!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/mysecond.lbi" -->

Check for spelling of Library (eg. make sure it's not libary or some other wrong spelling).

As far as the message 'unable to create a folder for library items under the root folder of this site' - can you yourself create a Library folder? Right click the root folder (this will have "Site -" at the start) and choose "New Folder".

If you can't do this, then you might not have the correct permissions to create folders. Get them!

Regards, Rich