Re: _derived folder

From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/09/05 

Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 10:01:12 -0500

Yes, it is always a hidden folder, if theme are used. FP hides all folder beginning with a
underscore character by default with the exception of the _private folder. You can enable the
viewing of most hidden folders in FP by opening the site, then Tools | web / Site settings |
Advanced and enable viewing of hidden directories.

The folders are hidden because they shouldn't be modified by users. When ever possible try to use FP
to publish, even to server that do not have the FP extensions, in which case you would use ftp://
instead of http:// this way FP will upload on the files and folders actually needed. 

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"Susan" <dsnsacree@msn.com> wrote in message news:OTR4Mql9EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> So is the _derived folder always present on every FP website whether it has FP extensions or not? 
> I did not see it on remote sites on servers with FP extensions. Where is it hidden?
> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OiEDTil9EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> The _derived folder is a hidden folder. When using Themes and publishing to a non FP enabled web 
>> server, it must also be uploaded.
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>> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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>> "Susan" <dsnsacree@msn.com> wrote in message news:ehI9eXl9EHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>I have Windows XP Pro with IIS installed. I create my simple website and use the buttons and then 
>>>ftp it out to the remote location.  I had to abort an FTP in progress and now a couple of buttons 
>>>do not show on the Home page but the others do-- get the red X.  The text shows up fine.
>>>
>>> I thought if I could ftp the themes folder which contains the gifs, it would correct the problem 
>>> but it did not. I noticed that the _overlay folder contains the text for the buttons. It must be 
>>> the _derived folder that contains the button gifs. I noticed that it contains the buttons with 
>>> the text and the missing buttons with the text. It is the _derived folder that is the key?
>>>
>>> So FP 2003 creates the _derived folder on servers without FP extensions since I do not see it on 
>>> servers with FP externsions?
>>>
>>> Susan
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>>> .
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