Occasionally I have found that I loose my ftp password to gain access to a remote web server, only to have Dreamweaver as the only means available to access the server. Dreamweaver obviously knows the password, but it cannot be cut and paste from the site settings and it is hard to find. If you export the site as a ste file and open it using a text editor, then you can see the password.
Unfortunately the password in the ste file is encrypted as I found after assuming it was literal text and trying it many many times. There is a way the decode it (above) to allow you to use your password elsewhere again.
Another way to retrieve your coded password is by checking the UserPW key in your system registry under the relevant Dreamweaver version:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 3\Sites
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 4\Sites
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 6\Sites
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Common\2004\Sites
Thank you!
On 3rd December 2024It works, saved my day. Could have gone into the registry in Windows, but this was A LOT easier. Thank you!!!
By Twitchy Mitchy on 3rd November 2024As of 5-13-2024 this is still working great for dreamweaver CC. Thanks!
On 13th May 2024THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!! So easy, Did I say THANK YOU!!!!!!!
By AllyDogGS on 4th June 2023Thanks... Managed to retrieve the password from an old computer. For info: I'm using Dreamweaver 2021.3 - the latest build in 2023
By John on 11th April 2023WOW! NICE JOB!
On 29th March 2023Clear instructions, simple to use. Thanks.
On 10th February 2023No such line in the .ste file from my CS5 version :(
By dann on 7th November 2022Thanks for the suggestion Christian. It has been increased.
By Daft Logic on 13th March 2020This is a life saver! Thanks a lot.
However, with longer passwords the limitation of the input field to 24 characters prohibits decoding them. Could you please correct that?
As a workaround until then it is possible to launch dev tools, "inspect" the form field and change the maxlength="24" in the input-tag to maxlength="100"
Hi Paul, please follow the steps listed under "How To Use".
By Daft Logic on 15th February 2020Can you detail the steps involved in doing the decode please?
By Paul Phillips on 15th February 2020I attempted to decode a Dreamweaver CC site password and the result was correct EXCEPT that it left off the final character.
On 17th October 2019hmm ... the number of characters that decoded is fewer than the number of characters that I see in the ipswitch FTP connection screen.
By Juli on 3rd July 2019Frant, we wish there were thousands of people using this page, but, alas the numbers are not that high! To get access to a site would require username, password and FTP address. It is true to say 1 of those 3 could be obtained if that was the intention, but without the other 2 it would be difficult to do what you suggest.
By Daft Logic on 3rd April 2019so thousands of ppl are giving you the FTP access to their sites? Seriously?
By Frant on 30th March 2019Worked a treat in Dreamweaver CS6, thanks for your help.
By Andrew on 10th September 2018Saved my Insanity - THANK YOU
By Chota on 1st May 2018Thank you so much for this! Your are a savior :)
By Natasja on 29th December 2017Thank you! Worked a treat.
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