WD6 instalation..directory

[Scotty]

Hi,
I have webdesigner 6 now and run Windows 7 Premium, I noticed that there is a new 'Directory called Masters' on the drive. Is that a Web designer directory? If so what is it's purpose?
JimM

[steve.ledger]

Sounds like a Golf game title to me

Nothing like that installed here Jim

[Scotty]

Just wondering as it wasn't there before I installed Designer? and Web designer knew it was there LOL
JimM

[steve.ledger]

Can you explain "Web designer knew it was there" please?

Also, where exactly is the folder located relative to C:\ please

[Scotty]

When I went to File> open it automatically list that empty directory, that is why I assumed it was setup by Web Designer...could be just a coincidence..
JimM

[steve.ledger]

Jim, where exactly is the folder located relative to C:\

[Spinny]

I saw this, too, but it's odd. I have two sites under development in XXP5 that I opened in XWD6 and re-saved as web files. In one of the cases XWD6 created a Masters folder in the same location as the web file when I exported, but put nothing in it. In the other case XWD6 did not create the Masters folder.

[steve.ledger]

Thanks Spinny, always good to get fuller information about oddities
I've never noticed this, maybe because I've not exported any site from WD6 which has cached items such as a .swf
Previous versions would create a cache folder using the name applied to the saved .web/ .xar file.

I'm sure John will explain the full intended use of a Master folder.

[Scotty]

Mine was located in...User ... /Public/Pictures folder but I exported the files to a 650 gB usb drive ... where I keep sites created in my programs..
JimM

[steve.ledger]

Well, I tested my theory - not right. WD still creates the same cache folder as before based on the name of the .web file
Example:

myfile.web will create a cache folder named myfile_web_files

So even though I have no such folder on my system, I am not clear about the purpose either Jim