When I close Scrivener, it tells me the backup location is inaccessible or there is insufficient space. I’ve tried various places on my hard drive, none of them works. And of course I have plenty of space!
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!
It could be Windows security settings or anti-virus software preventing Scrivener from creating the backup. Take a look in the Windows settings and your anti-virus software and see if you can change any options that might be blocking Scrivener. Quite often there is a log of what has been blocked.
I agree with RobG that it could be your AV being overly protective.
Using Back Up To (File > Back Up > Back Up To), try to save your backup to a few different locations on your PC, to see if you can find anywhere that actually works.
Be sure to enable the Backup as ZIP file option.
Best,
Jim
Thanks for your help!
I found the solution, but it was a tricky one, and I suppose it’s a mistake of Scrivener:
Changing the backup location via File->Options doesn’t work, I had to change it via Project->Project Settings.
The former backup-location field seems to be just “decoration” without any actual effect.
The Project Setting, if there is one, overrides the Scrivener-wide setting. That’s the expected behavior, not a bug.
Katherine