Dreamweaver Tips

Unable to find file WA_Memento.htm in the configuration/Floaters directory

I uninstalled every WebAssist extension after becoming sufficiently annoyed by the WebAssist Memento popup. This caused the following message to be displayed every time Dreamweaver was started:

Unable to find file WA_Memento.htm in the configuration/Floaters directory. The floater will not be shown.

Follow the instructions below to rid yourself of this last annoying remnant from WebAssist:

1. Start Dreamweaver
2. Go to: Window -> Workspace Layouts -> Reset {layout}
   where {layout} is the name of the layout currently selected
   Example: Window -> Workspace Layouts -> Reset Designer
3. Quit Dreamweaver
4. Using Finder or Terminal, navigate to: /Users/{username}/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CS4/en_US/Configuration
   where {username} is your username on the Mac
5. Locate the file name: MacFileCache-{code}.dat
   where {code} is a hex string such as 60D459CB
   Example: MacFileCache-60D459CB.dat
6. Delete the MacFileCache-*.dat file

That should be it. Start Dreamweaver and the error message should no longer appear.

Source:

• Memento Error when starting Dreamweaver CS4
• Have you actually tested on an Apple Mac?

Check out the related tip to disable the WebAssist Memento popup without resorting to uninstalling the WebAssist extensions.

History

I installed a few free extensions from WebAssist in Dreamweaver CS4 on my Mac. My intention was to play with them for a project, and if they worked out to purchase their library.

WebAssist includes an extra bit of "software" in their extension - an RSS reader set to display marketing and other drivel from WebAssist. This is installed WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. At least I didn't see it mentioned before or during installation, nor did I see an option to prevent it from being installed. Once installed, a window appears everytime Dreamweaver is started displaying marketing messages from WebAssist.