Dreamweaver: How To Remove _notes Folders

Dreamweaver normally adds _notes folders in every folder of a website. It does this even when Design Notes are disabled.

To stop this behavior, follow these steps:

- Go to "Manage Sites" in the site dropdown list.
- Select the site you want to remove _notes folders from.
- Click "Edit".
- Click the "Advanced" tab.
- Click "Remote Info" in the Category list.
- Uncheck "Maintain synchronization information".
- Click "Design Notes" in the Category list.
- Uncheck "Maintain Design Notes".

You have now disabled the creation and maintenance of the _notes folders.

If you want to delete all existing _notes folders for the site, follow this final step:

- Click the "Clean Up..." button.


Caution

- If you work in a team environment, you should not make the above changes. Dreamweaver's synchronization information is vital for multi-developer scenarios. If you work alone, this should not induce any problems.

- When you disable synchronization, warnings about the possibilities of overwriting more recent files will not take place. If this is OK with you, the above changes should not be a problem.

- The cleanup progress can be slow on large sites. Wait for Dreamweaver to unlock the user interface.