Hi Oliver, love your webinars and I am starting Book 1 of 3 in a series and I saw your webinar covering mulitple books in 1 project but was wondering if you could do one on how you would set up a Series Bible for a Multi book project?
Thanks for this Video Oliver. Very informative. For the regular files (non backups), is it safe to have the live file in dropbox directly as opposed to run it directly on the same computer running scrivener? What are the advantages and drawbacks? I hear so many people not suggesting this that I was wondering about your thought!
Great question, I keep all my live projects in Dropbox. It’s currently the only cloud sync service that can properly handle Scrivener file format correctly. What I like most is that the file is still physically saved to my device, it’s just also uploaded to the cloud any time changes are made. The advantages are that my project is now available anywhere in signed into Dropbox even if my computer crashes. So I can work from multiple devices. The drawbacks are that I must remember to close out the project and allow the project to fully sync on one device before opening it on another or else I risk sync conflicts or project corruption. However this is an easily avoidable problem. No sync solution is 💯 safe, but I’ve had very few problems with syncing my projects in Dropbox.
@@ojevensen Great. Thanks so much. By the way, have you found any limitations in terms of project file size? I tend to add A LOT of resource and research material (videos, audios, etc) and images to the actual draft itself. I am using scrivener for creating courses, no books. At which point could this become a problem with speed or efficiency? Thanks again!!!
@@edwardrodriguez8642 Scrivener Projects can technically get as large as you want with minimal issues. The biggest problems include backup times, which do actually take awhile if you have several GBs of data to back up, and syncing large projects across mobile devices can also really eat up you data if you're not on an unlimited data plan. Neither problem is too concerning to me, but it something to consider. Hope that helps!
Hey there. I'm kind of struggling. A backup and a save are two different things, no? I'm trying to backup to iCloud. When I save, it's overwriting a .scriv file and also creating a zip file--both in my iCloud, nothing local. Don't I want the .scriv saving locally only, and the zip saving to iCloud? If you have advice on how I could sort this out, that would be amazing. Thanks.
Hi Rob, A backup is basically a duplicate of your project compressed into a zip file. (Note that if you’ve turned off compressed backups in your Scrivener preferences, the backup is a direct copy of your project saved in a backup folder.) Remember, in Scrivener, there's no need to manually save your project-Scrivener automatically saves it after 2 seconds of inactivity. If you’re manually saving, you might be using "File > Save As," which duplicates your project similar to a backup, potentially overwriting your work. This isn't necessary and could lead to multiple versions of your project, complicating your workflow. Based on your description, you'll want to create a designated backup folder in iCloud set in your settings. I'd call it "Scrivener Backups," and go to "Scrivener > Settings > Backups > Backup Location > Choose..." to designate this as my backup folder. Additionally, you should ideally have a separate Scrivener Project folder either in Dropbox or saved locally on your Mac. I recommend calling it "Scrivener Projects." With this setup, Scrivener will automatically compress and back up to your iCloud Backup folder each time your project is closed, and save your work automatically every 2 seconds. If anything goes wrong with your live project, then you restore from one of your backups! I hope this resolves your issue! Good luck, and write on!
Hi Oliver, love your webinars and I am starting Book 1 of 3 in a series and I saw your webinar covering mulitple books in 1 project but was wondering if you could do one on how you would set up a Series Bible for a Multi book project?
I'm doing a Series Bible webinar this month! I hope it helps. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4317228893092/WN_gUBUq7lLRoaH7k3hUgXFeA
Thanks for this Video Oliver. Very informative. For the regular files (non backups), is it safe to have the live file in dropbox directly as opposed to run it directly on the same computer running scrivener?
What are the advantages and drawbacks? I hear so many people not suggesting this that I was wondering about your thought!
Great question, I keep all my live projects in Dropbox. It’s currently the only cloud sync service that can properly handle Scrivener file format correctly. What I like most is that the file is still physically saved to my device, it’s just also uploaded to the cloud any time changes are made. The advantages are that my project is now available anywhere in signed into Dropbox even if my computer crashes. So I can work from multiple devices. The drawbacks are that I must remember to close out the project and allow the project to fully sync on one device before opening it on another or else I risk sync conflicts or project corruption. However this is an easily avoidable problem. No sync solution is 💯 safe, but I’ve had very few problems with syncing my projects in Dropbox.
@@ojevensen Great. Thanks so much.
By the way, have you found any limitations in terms of project file size? I tend to add A LOT of resource and research material (videos, audios, etc) and images to the actual draft itself.
I am using scrivener for creating courses, no books.
At which point could this become a problem with speed or efficiency?
Thanks again!!!
@@edwardrodriguez8642 Scrivener Projects can technically get as large as you want with minimal issues. The biggest problems include backup times, which do actually take awhile if you have several GBs of data to back up, and syncing large projects across mobile devices can also really eat up you data if you're not on an unlimited data plan. Neither problem is too concerning to me, but it something to consider. Hope that helps!
@@ojevensen awesome. Thank you so much !!
Hey there. I'm kind of struggling. A backup and a save are two different things, no? I'm trying to backup to iCloud. When I save, it's overwriting a .scriv file and also creating a zip file--both in my iCloud, nothing local. Don't I want the .scriv saving locally only, and the zip saving to iCloud? If you have advice on how I could sort this out, that would be amazing. Thanks.
Hi Rob,
A backup is basically a duplicate of your project compressed into a zip file. (Note that if you’ve turned off compressed backups in your Scrivener preferences, the backup is a direct copy of your project saved in a backup folder.) Remember, in Scrivener, there's no need to manually save your project-Scrivener automatically saves it after 2 seconds of inactivity. If you’re manually saving, you might be using "File > Save As," which duplicates your project similar to a backup, potentially overwriting your work. This isn't necessary and could lead to multiple versions of your project, complicating your workflow.
Based on your description, you'll want to create a designated backup folder in iCloud set in your settings. I'd call it "Scrivener Backups," and go to "Scrivener > Settings > Backups > Backup Location > Choose..." to designate this as my backup folder. Additionally, you should ideally have a separate Scrivener Project folder either in Dropbox or saved locally on your Mac. I recommend calling it "Scrivener Projects." With this setup, Scrivener will automatically compress and back up to your iCloud Backup folder each time your project is closed, and save your work automatically every 2 seconds. If anything goes wrong with your live project, then you restore from one of your backups! I hope this resolves your issue!
Good luck, and write on!