Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:32 am Post
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:00 pm Post
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:53 pm Post
SirKnight wrote:Hi,
I'm new to Scrivener. I bought it to work on my first movie script but am now using it to organise and write a dissertation! It's important that I don't lose my work. As I understand it there isn't a cloud save feature that is reliable, what there is is a local save and DropBox backup. I want to know the best practice for saving with this program.
I've had a read at L&L guide: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/the-low-down-on-backing-up
Should I not have backups zip because of the risk of file corruption?
SirKnight wrote:If I use the DropBox backup does this mean there will no longer be a local backup?
SirKnight wrote:Is the best option to copy my Scrivener project after closing, manually to the cloud?
SirKnight wrote:Also, I'd like to add that I am unable to move or copy any Scrivener files I make. I'm using the macOS Catalina beta. When I click once on my Scrivener project in the Finder menu it automatically opens the program. Is this a beta specific problem?
Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:15 pm Post
lunk wrote:A piece of general advice: What you are asking are fairly basic questions...
Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:52 pm Post
SirKnight wrote:If the best you can for a first-time user is tell them to go away and read the instructions then this isn't welcoming and is potentially damaging the Literature and Latte brand to person/s who are researching their product.
Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:03 pm Post
SirKnight wrote:Thanks for your comprehensive answer rdale. I mentioned the zipped backups because I read several post that other cloud save services like Apple iCloud can corrupt files, also there is a comment on the link I posted above the first commenter PJ says "it's not so straight-forward to recover SCRIV files from Dropbox. Due to the "package" file architecture that Scrivener uses."
What I want to have is a persistent cloud save and allow synchronisation between by Mac and laptop. Now, as I understand it this is done by saving the project file in the dropbox folder on my computer which I get by installing the Dropbox software? I haven't got the Dropbox software installed but I have requested it. I have a Dropbox Basic account.
SirKnight wrote:If I understand what you said correctly I can copy the backup files manually from the default save location, but you recommend an automated solution. Or can this be set to the Dropbox software once installed?
Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:35 pm Post
SirKnight wrote:I mentioned the zipped backups because I read several post that other cloud save services like Apple iCloud can corrupt files, also there is a comment on the link I posted above the first commenter PJ says "it's not so straight-forward to recover SCRIV files from Dropbox. Due to the "package" file architecture that Scrivener uses."
What I want to have is a persistent cloud save and allow synchronisation between by Mac and laptop. Now, as I understand it this is done by saving the project file in the dropbox folder on my computer which I get by installing the Dropbox software? I haven't got the Dropbox software installed but I have requested it. I have a Dropbox Basic account.
If I understand what you said correctly I can copy the backup files manually from the default save location, but you recommend an automated solution. Or can this be set to the Dropbox software once installed?
Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:42 pm Post
SirKnight wrote:Also, I'd like to add that I am unable to move or copy any Scrivener files I make. I'm using the macOS Catalina beta. When I click once on my Scrivener project in the Finder menu it automatically opens the program. Is this a beta specific problem?
Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:44 pm Post
devinganger wrote:PJ's comment is incorrect. See viewtopic.php?p=295834#p295834 for a demonstration of how easy it is to recover a full Scrivener project from the Dropbox web interface.
Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:15 pm Post
devinganger wrote: However, having said that, using the Dropbox software to sync the local save folder to Dropbox (and then to your other devices) is definitely the best and most trouble-free way to do it.
Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:07 pm Post
Hi SirKnight,SirKnight wrote:I have set backups on each system to not be zipped (to minimise risks of corruption.)
Sorry, just saw this point. But it does not say zip files increase risk. Instead, it reinforces the point that zipped decreases risk, because it flattens Scrivener's complex "files in folders" structure to one "easy to copy" file.SirKnight wrote:Thanks for your comprehensive answer rdale. I mentioned the zipped backups because I read several post that other cloud save services like Apple iCloud can corrupt files, also there is a comment on the link I posted above the first commenter PJ says "it's not so straight-forward to recover SCRIV files from Dropbox. Due to the "package" file architecture that Scrivener uses."
Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:58 pm Post
SirKnight wrote:I need to work out an automated backup solution for the backup files. In the mean time if I want to manually make a duplicate save of my work to the cloud, email, OneDrive, memory card, external HDD, etc, is it better if I copy my live file or the backup?
Do you mean that I should have the live project save to a normal Mac folder but have that folder automatically duplicated to Dropbox?
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