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Thanks. I am taking a writing degree and have decided to go with Scrivener for my papers and thesis. This tutorial about the Scrivener/Dropbox relationship is very important to my decision.
Thank you. This information is no where on scrivener's page in a basic manner. You were so helpful. QUESTION: If I am working in an area where wifi drops on and off, how do I make sure there is an automatic save to my computer and to dropbox cloud? Thank you!
Hi Geraldine, As long as you are working on a project on your device Scrivener already saves to your hard drive every couple of seconds so you won't lose work. It doesn't actually save to Dropbox, it backs up to Dropbox upon opening project or closing project according to the way you set it in your Preferences on Mac or Settings on Windows. If wifi drops off, simply wait for it to come on again and go to File > Backup Now.
Excellent tutorial. What about if I continue writing on my iPad? Is it the same as with a laptop? Do I download Dropbox to the iPad, open from Scrivener masters folder in DB, and work from there? I imagine it is a slightly different process. I’ll look to see if you explain that in a separate tutorial. Thanks!
Hi Karen, Thank you for the explanation... What if you want to work offline or in a place where there is no internet? Do you suggest something in here?
This was importnt for me. Thank you. Can you save other file formats to cloud, to work on android phone? Android doesn' have scrviener but can open md, txt, docx or rtx.
Agree with the comments on the excellence of the presentation. One thing unclear: how to move all my existing backups from my Mac (or iCloud) to the new Dropbox location? Do I do brute force drag and drop? Also, for Mac users who have iCloud accounts, do they not serve the exact same function as Dropbox is one lives in an all Mac world? Put another way, is there a good reason to use Dropbox instead of iCloud both for a population of existing Scrivener projects and their respective backups?
I AM A BIT LOST AND CONFUSED. I am using the new Scrivener 3 on my PC and I am trying to arrange my backup but the tools manual as you demonstrate does not show up on my screen. But I did find the options window under files…. And noted my backup folder is C:\users\Scand\appdata\local\dropboxupdate is this where my files should be going to be able to use Scrivener????? Here is what i am attempting to do…. I use a PC as my home work computer and my travel computer is an IPAD…. I am trying to be able to via drop box to work on my scrivener products….. that is produce at home on my PC and then as I travel access those work jobs on my IPAD…… BUT IT IS NOT HAPPENING…. WHY?
Hi B.K. Scrivener for Mac and Scrivener for Windows are a bit different because of the different operating systems. This demo was done on Scrivener 3 for Mac. The Scrivener 3 for Windows is in developement and has a much nicer User Interface.
Thank you for that clear and informative tutorial. Can you tell me, if Scrivener is using the document saved to Dropbox what happens if you want to write but have no internet connection, on a plane for example. Does Scrivener create a temporary file to be uploaded to the server when it can, like Google docs, or would you have to save the document back to your laptop for the journey? Thanks for any help.
Hi Fred, Scrivener does not backup to Dropbox when there is no internet connection, but it does save to your computer every few minutes. So if you are on a flight. make sure your default save location is on your hard drive, do your writing, and then when you have landed and have an internet connection, open the project and go to Fole > Backup > Backup now.
@@fred-gambino Hi Fred. Whether you are saving or backing up a project, as long as you have an internet connection it is possible to save or backup to Dropbox in the cloud. If you are not connected you need to redirect the save function to a folder on your computer.
Hi Karen, I work with Scrivener on Windows 11. I like to enlarge the size of letters in the left collum: the Binder part. Can you help me? Thanks, on forehand.
I'm a bit confused. I have written more than a thousand words so I've had the original folder on my computer for some time now. I've only barely created a Dropbox, so I've already changed where to have my backups. However, when I put the project file directly to Dropbox and open it, it comes up empty. All blank pages. Any reason for this?
Hello Larder. For your actual projects you can simply drag them out of your Dropbox folder and into any folder of your choice. Once they are in a folder on your hard drive, Scrivener will save them to that same location from now on. For your backups if you are on Mac go to Scrivener > Preferences > Backup, on Windows go to File > Options> Backup. In thr Backup Location region click on the 'choose' button to pick a different location
I can’t sync my phone and my computer project… I started it on my phone and then followed it up on my computer, now I followed it up on my computer but it won’t sync with my phone, I have an iphone and a windows pc, I don’t understand how to sync them with dropbox…
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THANK YOU!! I struggled with this for two days trying to find something as thorough as this. It worked perfectly.
Thanks. I am taking a writing degree and have decided to go with Scrivener for my papers and thesis. This tutorial about the Scrivener/Dropbox relationship is very important to my decision.
September 2023 and this advice still works perfectly. Thank you Karen😃
Thank you very much! Very good explanation!
You are an absolute gem. I have been wading through forums (to no avail) and you manage to save the day.
Oh! Goody, Angela. I love being the solution to someone's problem. It makes the work of creating the video worth while.
Thank you! Helped me understand how Scrivener works with backing up files.
First time Scrivener/Dropbox user here. This was so helpful! Thank you so much :)
Great! Glad you were able to get connected. :)
THANK YOU! I write on a PC, and I really need to back up to the cloud. This solution is perfect (and explained so well!). Awesome solution.
Thank you so much. Idk why the step by steps I looked up had so much assumed knowledge I couldn’t even follow along. Again, thank you
Thank you. I've been considering using Scrivener, and seeing how to incorporate DropBox (which I already use) has been really helpful.
Very helpful. I was struggling with using dropbox with scrivener. Thanks.
Exactly what I needed today, you've cut what would have taken me hours to sort, into 18minutes and 45seconds. Thank you
Yay! Louise, exactly what I try to do. Save people time working it out. :)
@@KarenPrince-Kazz I appreciate you doing so! Another of your videos helped me yesterday. Win/win. I’ve subscribed ⭐️💓
Fantastic tutorial - thank you! Super easy to follow, and I'm all set up to write now.
Thank you so much. Your instructions are really helpful.
Thank you so much, this video was very helpful.
Thank you. You are a wonderful instructor.
Crystal clear and thorough. Thank you.
Thank you so much! This solved all of my issues trying to learn the best way to sync Scrivener.
Glad it helped, Aimee.
Bless you!!! Can't thank you enough for this video!
Really impressive tutorial! Very happy to be able to subscribe. Thanks very much!
Thank you so much for putting this together, very useful!
Thank you. This is so straightforward and you've helped me hugely.
Thank you so much for your good work. Very helpful!
Thanks Karen! That's a big help x
Thank you. This information is no where on scrivener's page in a basic manner. You were so helpful. QUESTION: If I am working in an area where wifi drops on and off, how do I make sure there is an automatic save to my computer and to dropbox cloud? Thank you!
Hi Geraldine, As long as you are working on a project on your device Scrivener already saves to your hard drive every couple of seconds so you won't lose work. It doesn't actually save to Dropbox, it backs up to Dropbox upon opening project or closing project according to the way you set it in your Preferences on Mac or Settings on Windows. If wifi drops off, simply wait for it to come on again and go to File > Backup Now.
Excellent tutorial. What about if I continue writing on my iPad? Is it the same as with a laptop? Do I download Dropbox to the iPad, open from Scrivener masters folder in DB, and work from there? I imagine it is a slightly different process. I’ll look to see if you explain that in a separate tutorial. Thanks!
Hi Karen, Thank you for the explanation... What if you want to work offline or in a place where there is no internet? Do you suggest something in here?
THIS WAS A LIFE SAVER! Thank you!
Happy to help!
Thank you sooo much!
This was importnt for me. Thank you.
Can you save other file formats to cloud, to work on android phone? Android doesn' have scrviener but can open md, txt, docx or rtx.
Agree with the comments on the excellence of the presentation. One thing unclear: how to move all my existing backups from my Mac (or iCloud) to the new Dropbox location? Do I do brute force drag and drop? Also, for Mac users who have iCloud accounts, do they not serve the exact same function as Dropbox is one lives in an all Mac world? Put another way, is there a good reason to use Dropbox instead of iCloud both for a population of existing Scrivener projects and their respective backups?
richard raz I have a similar concern. I have Scrivener on my iPad and Mac. Until now, the backup process is still my biggest problem.
I AM A BIT LOST AND CONFUSED. I am using the new Scrivener 3 on my PC and I am trying to arrange my backup but the tools manual as you demonstrate does not show up on my screen. But I did find the options window under files…. And noted my backup folder is C:\users\Scand\appdata\local\dropboxupdate is this where my files should be going to be able to use Scrivener????? Here is what i am attempting to do…. I use a PC as my home work computer and my travel computer is an IPAD…. I am trying to be able to via drop box to work on my scrivener products….. that is produce at home on my PC and then as I travel access those work jobs on my IPAD…… BUT IT IS NOT HAPPENING…. WHY?
SO helpful. Thank you very much!
Always happy to know people are backing up and not losing their work.
You’re amazing! Thank you so much!!
Hi, can I do this, circa 2023, using iCloud. Also wondering whether the formatting gets changed when going from iOS to Mac and back. Thanks!
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks! You’re awesome!
I liked that Scrivener appearance more than the one I have. I have Windows. Why is it different?
Hi B.K. Scrivener for Mac and Scrivener for Windows are a bit different because of the different operating systems. This demo was done on Scrivener 3 for Mac. The Scrivener 3 for Windows is in developement and has a much nicer User Interface.
Thank you for that clear and informative tutorial. Can you tell me, if Scrivener is using the document saved to Dropbox what happens if you want to write but have no internet connection, on a plane for example. Does Scrivener create a temporary file to be uploaded to the server when it can, like Google docs, or would you have to save the document back to your laptop for the journey? Thanks for any help.
Hi Fred, Scrivener does not backup to Dropbox when there is no internet connection, but it does save to your computer every few minutes. So if you are on a flight. make sure your default save location is on your hard drive, do your writing, and then when you have landed and have an internet connection, open the project and go to Fole > Backup > Backup now.
@@karenprince6636 Thanks Karen. I was thinking about the document you are saving to Scrivener projects, not so much the back up. What happens there?
@@fred-gambino Hi Fred. Whether you are saving or backing up a project, as long as you have an internet connection it is possible to save or backup to Dropbox in the cloud. If you are not connected you need to redirect the save function to a folder on your computer.
@@karenprince6636 Great, thanks for that Karen.
Hi Karen, I work with Scrivener on Windows 11. I like to enlarge the size of letters in the left collum: the Binder part. Can you help me? Thanks, on forehand.
This is so frustrating, is there no way to just open the app and have a single file location for both my desktop and laptop open up?
I'm a bit confused. I have written more than a thousand words so I've had the original folder on my computer for some time now. I've only barely created a Dropbox, so I've already changed where to have my backups. However, when I put the project file directly to Dropbox and open it, it comes up empty. All blank pages. Any reason for this?
I'm confused. I followed your instructions. and I get an error message on my iso device saying incompatible file?
I have stupidly set up my scrivener so it is saving in dropbox but NOT on my hard drive. How do I get it to save on my hard drive?
Hello Larder. For your actual projects you can simply drag them out of your Dropbox folder and into any folder of your choice. Once they are in a folder on your hard drive, Scrivener will save them to that same location from now on.
For your backups if you are on Mac go to Scrivener > Preferences > Backup, on Windows go to File > Options> Backup. In thr Backup Location region click on the 'choose' button to pick a different location
I can’t sync my phone and my computer project… I started it on my phone and then followed it up on my computer, now I followed it up on my computer but it won’t sync with my phone, I have an iphone and a windows pc, I don’t understand how to sync them with dropbox…
Great information but I have to play this at double-speed. :)
Why did they make this backup process so complicated? What's the point?