Dreamweaver CS5.5 misinterprets these symbolic links as though they were directories, and because they cannot be properly enumerated, any attempt to upload or download files in the same directory as the symbolic link will fail. Symbolic links are effectively shortcuts or aliases that point to a file existing in another location, but can be used as though the file exists in that location. If you are using Dreamweaver CS5.5, then the reason for upload/download failure may be caused by the existence of a symbolic link (sometimes called a symlink or soft link) in the same folder to which you are trying to upload.

If you're having trouble determining what your root directory is, contact your web hosting company for help. The exact name and location of the root directory varies from web hosting company to web hosting company. For example, a site called might have a root directory of / (with no forward slash at the start). This is often the case for users who own their own domain names. Sometimes, however, the root directory can be the actual domain name of the website. Generally, this path should be relative to the root of the web server (it should start with a forward slash). index.html, index.php, etc.) and other publicly available files and folders are stored.

The root directory is the folder path on the web server where your index (e.g. For FTP, SFTP, and FTPS/FTPeS connections, you are able to specify a root directory for each server in the Site Setup dialog box. Most web servers require that you specify the root directory in order to upload or download files

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