TechNote

Synchronize and Select Newer options are not working correctly

Issue

Dreamweaver takes a long time to connect and/or timestamp related functions do not work correctly. When you check the site FTP log, you can see that Dreamweaver is failing to create and remove the temporary XYIZNWSK folder (MKD XYIZNWSK and RMD XYIZNWSK). The functions you may be seeing problems with include Select Newer, Synchronize, and the warning when Getting and Putting older versions of files.

Note: This TechNote applies to Dreamweaver MX 2004 and earlier. The Synchronize and Select Newer features were redesigned in Dreamweaver 8 and the XYIZNWSK folder is no longer created by Dreamweaver. For more information, see "How synchronization works in Dreamweaver 8" (TechNote kb400972).

Reason

You don't have permission to create a directory in the default login directory of the remote server. Dreamweaver MX 2004 and earlier create a temporary directory (XYIZNWSK) and read the server's timestamp to establish the time difference. This allows Dreamweaver to complete functions that involve comparing files' timestamps.

Solution

In order for the timestamp-related functions to work correctly in Dreamweaver MX 2004 and earlier, users must have permission (set by the server administrator) to create directories in the default login directory.