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(With thanks to Literature and Latte Tech Support and the users on the L&L Forums.It took me a long time to see the value of Collections, and to be honest, it wasn’t until I wrote this tutorial and started playing around with it that I finally saw how useful the feature is during the revision process. You can use the Restore process to both restore iOS-created backups and import Mac- and PC-created zipped backups to iOS Scrivener. You’ve now created a backup in iOS Scrivener, saved it to a cloud service, and restored the project from that backup to iOS Scrivener. Scrivener will create the project and open it for you. scriv folder, and tap the Actions button.

Tap on the folder that FileApp creates.

FileApp asks if you want to decompress the file tap UnZIP.

(If you can’t see it, pull down on the file list to refresh, then tap.)

Open the FileApp app and tap on the Downloads folder.

In Apple Files, tap On My iPhone > FileApp > Downloads.

Now open the Apple Files app, and select the backup you saved in step 4, above.

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If you haven’t already, download and install FileApp File Manager by DigiDNA SARL onto your iOS device.

#SCRIVENER WINDOWS SAVE LOCATION HOW TO#

I’ll show you that utility, FileApp File Manager, and demonstrate how to use it to restore a zipped backup to iOS Scrivener. You’ll need a utility that can open a zipped project, and send the result to iOS Scrivener. The problem here is that iOS Scrivener can’t open a zipped project directly. When you have an internet connection, that cloud service will save your backup on its servers.

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zip archive from your project, and saved it to a cloud service.

For this demo, I’ll save my backup to the Scrivener folder on iCloud Drive, but again, any cloud service connected to Files will do. Go ahead and save it anywhere you like, except “On my iPhone/iPad” (or Dropbox if you use Scrivener Dropbox syncing.) Yes, iCloud is fine, Google Drive works… any service you can access here will work. Scrivener will display the standard iOS Share panel.

You’ll see a brief message that says “Creating Archive.” This is when Scrivener zips the project into a backup file.

Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen.

Tap to select the project you want to back up.

In iOS Scrivener, tap the Edit button at the top of the projects list.

In fact, if you ordinarily use Dropbox for syncing among devices, I recommend you use a different service for backup. Backupīackup from iOS Scrivener is not hard, but the way to do it isn’t obvious-there’s no big button that says “backup.” You don’t need Dropbox for this any cloud service that you can access through the Apple Files app will work.

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You can also use the Restore process to restore a zipped backup from Mac or Windows Scrivener to iOS Scrivener. I’ll show you how with screenshots from iPhone Scrivener. In these situations, how do you make a backup? If need be, how do you restore a backup to iOS Scrivener?įear not, there is a way. Maybe you’re on vacation, or on a business trip, and only brought your iPad or iPhone. What’s not covered is how to protect your data if all you have is iOS Scrivener. There are also several excellent Literature and Latte videos on this subject, as well as in-depth Knowledge Base articles. The iOS Scrivener tutorial is a useful introduction which covers the basics. Scrivener syncing among various iOS devices and computers is a popular subject.