Microsoft Front Page Tutorials - Files and Folders created by Front Page

General
Images
images folder - use to store your multimedia files in if required

Dynamic Effects
animate.js

Bulleted or Numbered Lists - collapsible outline
outline.js

Hover Buttons
fphover.class
fphoverx.class

Banner Ads
fprotate.class
fprotatx.class

SharePoint Team Services
document library
survey folder
list folder

Database
fpdb
This folder is made when you create a database and files with the .mdb (Access database files) extension are saved into it.

global.asa - adding a data connection this file is saved into the root folder. It contains information about the web site's data connections. If the file already exists, then the new information is added to the existing file.

Table (folder) - where Table is the name of the database table or view you choose.

DataName_interface (folder) - where DataName is the name of your database connection.

DataName_interface/submission_form.asp

DataName_interface/results_page.asp

DataName_interface/editor (folder) - contains the following pages to administer your web site.
   confirm.asp
   database_editor.asp
   delete.asp
   detail.asp
   edit.asp
   list.asp
   login.asa
   login.asp
   Login_Check.asp
   Login_Validate.asp
   new.asp
   update.asp

Hidden Database files and folders

_fpclass (folder) - Created if a page contains a database results region, or if form results are saved to a database. The following are files saved into that folder:
fpdblib.inc
fpdbrgn1.inc
fpdbrgn2.inc
fpdbform.inc

Hidden Files and Folders - (see below a list of them)
There are two types of hidden folders. Folders that site visitors cannot browse or folders that are invisible to you when you are using Front Page.

Folders site visitors cannot browse
When you create a new web site, FrontPage creates a hidden folder called _private. Form results are stored in this folder and site visitors are not allowed to view the contents. If a visitor knows the web address of a file in that folder, their browser will not be allowed access to it.

If you wish to hide any files or folders so your site visitors cannot find them - or indeed any search engines, then save them into the _private folder. Click on the below text link, which points to a web page I saved into the _private folder of this site - you will be denied access to it.

hidden.htm

Folders you can't see when using FrontPage
Depending which of FrontPage's features you use, folders will be created that you cannot see in the Folders View. The contents of which can be seen by visitors. When using Themes, for example, a hidden folder called _themes is created in which the themes elements are stored. If using Shared Borders, a _border folder is created, the pages FrontPage creates for the borders are stored in there. As well as the folders being hidden from you, they are also hidden/excluded from the FrontPage Search Component.

If you wish to exclude any files from the FrontPage Search Component then create a folder, using any name you like, but precede it with an underscore, for example _nosearch - any files saved into that folder will not show up in the search results.
NOTE: Creating a folder preceded by an underscore will NOT hide the contents from your viewers. Only the _private folder created by FrontPage can do that.

Viewing Hidden Folders
There are occasions when you need to access the contents of a hidden folder, perhaps to help with troubleshooting a web page. To view the hidden folders follow these steps:
Note: some hidden folders will still not be viewable from FrontPage Folder View - these are folders that contain important FrontPage information and are hidden from view in FP to stop you from editing or accidentally deleting them!).

Click on Tools/Web Settings
Select the Advanced Tab
Now make sure the box is checked next to Show hidden files and folders
Click on OK
FrontPage will tell you it needs to refresh the web - let it!
You will now be able to see and access all the hidden folders that FrontPage has created.

Here is a list of the Hidden files/folders that FrontPage can create
_private
Stores form results and other files that are to be kept hidden from visitors browsing your web site.

filename.cnt
stored in the _private folder if a hit counter is added

_sharedtemplates

_themes
stores the files used for creating themes such as images and .css files.

_borders
stores the pages used in the Shared Borders

_derived
stores information regarding currently checked out files and the HTML extension (.htx) used by Microsoft Indexing Service.

_disc
Stores the files required for threaded discussions using FrontPage Server Extensions (not SharePoint Team Services).

_vti_cnf
Stores information about every single file, such as who modified it etc. Do not delete or alter any of the contents, these are used solely by FrontPage to enable it to function correctly.

_vti_pvt
Stores configuration information for the web site. Do not delete or alter any of the contents, these are used solely by FrontPage to enable it to function correctly, such as Permission s information and subweb configuration.

_fpclass (folder) - Created if a page contains a database results region, or if form results are saved to a database. The following are files saved into that folder:
fpdblib.inc
fpdbrgn1.inc
fpdbrgn2.inc
fpdbform.inc