Dreamweaver

Cloak and uncloak specific file types

You can indicate specific file types to cloak, so that Dreamweaver cloaks all files ending with a specified pattern. For example, you can cloak all files ending with the .txt extension. The file types that you enter do not have to be file extensions; they can be any pattern at the end of a filename.
Note: You cannot cloak an individual file, only a folder or all files of a given file type.

Cloak specific file types within a site

  1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select a site that has site cloaking enabled from the pop-up menu where the current site, server, or drive appears.
  2. Right-click (Windows) or Control‑click (Macintosh), then select Cloaking > Settings.
  3. Select the Cloak Files Ending With option and enter the file types to cloak in the box.

    For example, you might enter .jpg to cloak all files with names ending in .jpg in your site.

    Separate multiple file types with one space; do not use a comma or semicolon.

  4. Click OK.

    A red line appears through the affected files, indicating that they are cloaked.

    Some software creates backup files ending in a particular suffix, such as .bak. You can cloak such files.
    Note: You can perform an operation on a specific cloaked folder by selecting the item in the Files panel and performing an operation on it. Performing an operation directly on a file or folder overrides cloaking.

Uncloak specific file types within a site

  1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select a site that has site cloaking enabled from the pop‑up menu where the current site, server, or drive appears.
  2. Right-click (Windows) or Control‑click (Macintosh), then select Cloaking > Settings.
  3. In the Advanced Site Definition dialog box, do one of the following:

    • Deselect the Cloak Files Ending With option to uncloak all the file types listed in the box.

    • Delete specific file types from the box to uncloak those file types.

  4. Click OK.

    The red lines disappear from the affected files, indicating that they are uncloaked.