Backup and Restore Fireworks and Never Lose Your Website Media Again

Last Modified:	November 30, 2010
Software Affected:	Adobe Fireworks CS5 11.0.0.484
OS:	Mac OS X 10.5
Description:	This article shows you where to find your Fireworks files and settings and how to backup and restore these items.

Backup:

1. Quit Fireworks
2. Locate your Fireworks project files which are located by default here:
   ~/Pictures
3. Copy these items to your backup media
4. Note: There is no need to backup project media (e.g. audio, video, etc). They are all contained in the Fireworks project files
5. Locate the 'Fireworks CS5' folder found here:
   ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe
6. Copy this folder to your backup media
7. Locate the 'Adobe Fireworks CS5' folder found here:
   ~/Library/Preferences
8. Copy this folder to your backup media
9. You have now successfully backed up Fireworks

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Restore:

1. Quire Fireworks
2. Recover the Fireworks project files that you backed up
3. Copy these items to their default location found here:
   ~/Pictures
4. Recover the 'Fireworks CS5' folder that you backed up
5. Copy it into here:
   ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe
6. Recover the 'Adobe Fireworks CS5' folder that you backed up
7. Copy it into here:
   ~/Library/Preferences
8. Enter the name for an administrator on you computer and click continue
9. Launch Fireworks located here:
   /Applications/Adobe Fireworks CS5
10. You have successfully restored Fireworks

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