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A phone-first workflow for editing static website files, avoiding broken CSS, checking buttons, and testing pages before GitHub Pages deploy.

Use this page when the problem matches Edit Web Files, not as a general reinstall guide.

For Edit Web Files, focus on files, paths, storage and backups and use the output to decide the next small fix instead of reinstalling everything.

What to check

Copyable command

For Edit Web Files, replace placeholders only when they appear in the command.

python -m http.server 8080
# open http://127.0.0.1:8080
find . -name "*.html" | wc -l

Read the output

  1. python -m http.server 8080 — runs the script directly so the first traceback can be read for Edit Web Files.
  2. # open http://127.0.0.1:8080 — checks the part of the files, paths, storage and backups workflow that usually causes this issue for Edit Web Files.
  3. find . -name "*.html" | wc -l — checks the part of the files, paths, storage and backups workflow that usually causes this issue for Edit Web Files.

Fix in a safe order

  1. Change one thing at a time while testing Edit Web Files.
  2. If the Edit Web Files error changes, read the new clue instead of repeating the old fix.
  3. Keep screenshots or copied terminal text for Edit Web Files; they make paid help faster if you need it.

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