files in "my web sites" folder

A

aslindy

Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no surprise
there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf and
_vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the FrontPage
tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt folder has
6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of these two
folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually deleting
them?
Thanks for any help!
Amy
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

The _vti files are use by FrontPage to manage the meta data of the web.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
"You're a daisy if you do!"
----
: Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no
surprise
: there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf and
: _vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the FrontPage
: tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt folder
has
: 6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of these
two
: folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
: How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually
deleting
: them?
: Thanks for any help!
: Amy
:
 
A

aslindy

Right, I understand that. But as they are outside any of the folders
containing actual web sites, I don't think I need them, do I? They are just
in the folder called "my web sites".
Amy
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

If the "actual" web sites are located under "My Web Sites", then My Web Site is also a web and
should have a globe on the folder, the same as the web sites located under it.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
Right, I understand that. But as they are outside any of the folders
containing actual web sites, I don't think I need them, do I? They are just
in the folder called "my web sites".
Amy

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
The _vti files are use by FrontPage to manage the meta data of the web.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
"You're a daisy if you do!"
----
: Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no
surprise
: there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf and
: _vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the FrontPage
: tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt folder
has
: 6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of these
two
: folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
: How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually
deleting
: them?
: Thanks for any help!
: Amy
:
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A

aslindy

I'm sorry, I don't understand how that follows. I thought "My Web Sites" was
just a folder, located inside the "My Documents" folder, where I store a
local copy of my web sites. It does not have a globe symbol on it.

Perhaps I didn't explain well enough in my original post? I'm talking about
the local copy of the web sites I work on, and my local backup copies, on my
own computer. Not a folder on a web server.

Sorry for the confusion.
Amy

Thomas A. Rowe said:
If the "actual" web sites are located under "My Web Sites", then My Web
Site is also a web and should have a globe on the folder, the same as the
web sites located under it.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
Right, I understand that. But as they are outside any of the folders
containing actual web sites, I don't think I need them, do I? They are
just
in the folder called "my web sites".
Amy

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
The _vti files are use by FrontPage to manage the meta data of the web.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
"You're a daisy if you do!"
----
: Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no
surprise
: there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf and
: _vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the
FrontPage
: tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt
folder
has
: 6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of
these
two
: folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
: How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually
deleting
: them?
: Thanks for any help!
: Amy
:
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Do any of the folders under My Documents have a globe on them in FP's Open Web / Site dialog

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
I'm sorry, I don't understand how that follows. I thought "My Web Sites" was just a folder,
located inside the "My Documents" folder, where I store a local copy of my web sites. It does not
have a globe symbol on it.

Perhaps I didn't explain well enough in my original post? I'm talking about the local copy of the
web sites I work on, and my local backup copies, on my own computer. Not a folder on a web server.

Sorry for the confusion.
Amy

Thomas A. Rowe said:
If the "actual" web sites are located under "My Web Sites", then My Web Site is also a web and
should have a globe on the folder, the same as the web sites located under it.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
Right, I understand that. But as they are outside any of the folders
containing actual web sites, I don't think I need them, do I? They are just
in the folder called "my web sites".
Amy

The _vti files are use by FrontPage to manage the meta data of the web.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
"You're a daisy if you do!"
----
: Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no
surprise
: there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf and
: _vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the FrontPage
: tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt folder
has
: 6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of these
two
: folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
: How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually
deleting
: them?
: Thanks for any help!
: Amy
:
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
A

aslindy

No, none of the folders under My Documents have a globe. Just the folders
inside the "My Web Sites" folder.
Amy

Thomas A. Rowe said:
Do any of the folders under My Documents have a globe on them in FP's Open
Web / Site dialog

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
I'm sorry, I don't understand how that follows. I thought "My Web Sites"
was just a folder, located inside the "My Documents" folder, where I
store a local copy of my web sites. It does not have a globe symbol on
it.

Perhaps I didn't explain well enough in my original post? I'm talking
about the local copy of the web sites I work on, and my local backup
copies, on my own computer. Not a folder on a web server.

Sorry for the confusion.
Amy

Thomas A. Rowe said:
If the "actual" web sites are located under "My Web Sites", then My Web
Site is also a web and should have a globe on the folder, the same as
the web sites located under it.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


Right, I understand that. But as they are outside any of the folders
containing actual web sites, I don't think I need them, do I? They are
just
in the folder called "my web sites".
Amy

The _vti files are use by FrontPage to manage the meta data of the
web.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
"You're a daisy if you do!"
----
: Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no
surprise
: there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf
and
: _vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the
FrontPage
: tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt
folder
has
: 6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of
these
two
: folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
: How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually
deleting
: them?
: Thanks for any help!
: Amy
:
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

If your My Web Site folder has _vti folders, then at some point it was opened as a web via FP. I
would not delete any of the _vti folders.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
No, none of the folders under My Documents have a globe. Just the folders inside the "My Web
Sites" folder.
Amy

Thomas A. Rowe said:
Do any of the folders under My Documents have a globe on them in FP's Open Web / Site dialog

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


aslindy said:
I'm sorry, I don't understand how that follows. I thought "My Web Sites" was just a folder,
located inside the "My Documents" folder, where I store a local copy of my web sites. It does
not have a globe symbol on it.

Perhaps I didn't explain well enough in my original post? I'm talking about the local copy of
the web sites I work on, and my local backup copies, on my own computer. Not a folder on a web
server.

Sorry for the confusion.
Amy

If the "actual" web sites are located under "My Web Sites", then My Web Site is also a web and
should have a globe on the folder, the same as the web sites located under it.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


Right, I understand that. But as they are outside any of the folders
containing actual web sites, I don't think I need them, do I? They are just
in the folder called "my web sites".
Amy

The _vti files are use by FrontPage to manage the meta data of the web.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
"You're a daisy if you do!"
----
: Inside the "My Web Sites" folder is a list of various web sites (no
surprise
: there!). However, there are also 2 hidden folders, called _vti_cnf and
: _vti_pvt. I think they may have been put there during one of the FrontPage
: tutorials, but I'm not sure. The cnf folder is empty, but the pvt folder
has
: 6 files in it. Each web site in that folder has their own copy of these
two
: folders, so that's why I think they came from a tutorial.
: How do I know if it's okay to delete these files, without actually
deleting
: them?
: Thanks for any help!
: Amy
:
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