Deleting Files on Server

[Martin Chantler]

Hi,

When publishing my site, I used to get a message "File exists on Server, but
not on Local Computer - Do You want to remove it?" after I had deleted a
file from my local computer, when editing my site.

But the trouble is now I delete files and this message never appears, so the
files stay on the server.

I would really want to delete the files that are on the server but not on
the local PC without having to find them all by hand.

Does anyone know how to get this to work again?

I am currently using FP2002 under Windows XP.

All the best,
Martin.

 

[Caro]

ftp to your server site.

 

[L Covey]

Hi,

When publishing my site, I used to get a message "File exists on Server, but
not on Local Computer - Do You want to remove it?" after I had deleted a
file from my local computer, when editing my site.

But the trouble is now I delete files and this message never appears, so the
files stay on the server.

I would really want to delete the files that are on the server but not on
the local PC without having to find them all by hand.

Does anyone know how to get this to work again?

I am currently using FP2002 under Windows XP.

All the best,
Martin.

After you deleted more files, did you hit the Publish button again?

Do that, and you will probably get that message to return.

LC

 

[Martin Chantler]

I have tried deleting more files after publishing and it still doesn't ask
if I want to remove files from server.

Any other suggestions? Seems like the local and remote sites aren't
synchronised or something, so doesn't detect deleted files, only changed and
new files.

All the best,
Martin.

 

[Martin Chantler]

I can't use FTP if I want to use FP to Publish site.

Is there any free FTP programs that will scan all the directories in my site
and make recommendations on newly changed files and deleted files etc. As
one I used, I had to manually keep records of files changed.

All the best,
Martin.

 

[L Covey]

I have tried deleting more files after publishing and it still doesn't ask
if I want to remove files from server.

Any other suggestions? Seems like the local and remote sites aren't
synchronised or something, so doesn't detect deleted files, only changed and
new files.

All the best,
Martin.

Do you have any server support folks to ask?

LC

 

[Martin Chantler]

Hi,

Yes I have now got a response. It seems the online and offline databases are
out of sync and so had to reupload whole site to get back in sync. Now works
fine, but took some time to upload ;-) thank goodness for broadband.

Thanks for all the help.

Martin.

 

[L Covey]

Hi,

Yes I have now got a response. It seems the online and offline databases are
out of sync and so had to reupload whole site to get back in sync. Now works
fine, but took some time to upload ;-) thank goodness for broadband.

Thanks for all the help.

Martin.

Glad you got things to work.

LC