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SETTING DEADLINE SCRIVENER WINDOWS ZIP
SETTING DEADLINE SCRIVENER WINDOWS WINDOWS

(Windows users: right-click and choose Extract All. In the Extract window, click in the text box and remove “filename.bak#” from the folder to extract to. If you don’t do this, Windows Explorer saves the file within another folder inside your writing folder. Click Extract.)Depending on the size of the file and the speed of your computer, this might take several minutes.

Double-click the backup file to unzip it.

This will ensure you don’t accidentally start working in the backup folder, which can cause problems with the other backup files.If you’re restoring the file because the original was damaged (or you had made changes you can’t undo), rename the original to something like OLD_filename.scriv to avoid confusion.

Move the copy to the folder where you keep your writing files.

A new version of it with the word “copy” inserted before the extension appears.

To avoid losing the original backup file, right-click the file and choose Duplicate (Windows users choose Copy).

The very first backup will not include a version number. scriv extension.Automatically backed up files are called FileName.bak#.zip (where # is the version number).

SETTING DEADLINE SCRIVENER WINDOWS ZIP

zip extension if you chose to compress them. This will open a window in the folder where your backups are currently being stored.

Find the backed up file in Finder or Windows Explorer.įor automatically backed up files, the easiest way is to go to Scrivener->Preferences (Tools->Options in Windows), click on the Backup tab, and click Open Backup Folder.

Choose File->Back Up->Exclude From Automatic Backups.

But make sure you take care of it manually! If a file is so large that it takes too long to back up, you can exclude it from automatic backup.

Click the Choose… button and select your backup drive.

Choose how many versions to keep before overwriting the oldest one.If you check to Use date in backup file names, Scrivener will include a date and time stamp. I have this turned on so I can quickly tell which file is most recent.Yes, it’s slower, but zipping the files makes for smoother Internet transfers, and helps protect the project from corruption. I strongly suggest choosing Compress automatic backups as zip files.If you do it on every time you manually save, you might never get any work done (though I use this also because I don't close my projects very often). If you do it on open, you’ll risk losing the most recent changes. I recommend you choose to Back up on project close.Make sure the box next to Turn on automatic backups is checked.From the Scrivener menu, select Preferences.*ahem* Once you set up the back up as shown below, this default location is changed. No good if you do something stupid, like drop your computer on the tile floor at your kids’ swim practice. By default, Scrivener already performs an automatic backup when you close a file, but it saves to a location on your hard drive. Automatic backup applies to all projects unless you specifically exclude them (see below). Or use another automated service like Time Machine, Carbonite, or CrashPlan. If you want to back up to two locations (something I highly recommend), you’ll have to do one of them manually. I was maintaining my Scrivener files along with other project-related files in a hierarchy that matched the one on my Mac.

You can only choose one location for all of your files. I suggest something offsite like Dropbox (free), but you could use an external hard drive if you have one hooked to your network.

The key here is that you need a place to store your backup files. After my computer fiasco last week, I figured Scrivener’s automatic backup feature was a timely topic.