"Dragging" my File of Scrivener Files from Mac Desktop to DropBox

Hello all. I had to stop myself from dragging my file of 10year+ files from my desktop to Dropbox without checking first.

Reason is that I’ve lost so many files in the past because of reckless actions that disrupted where files are found … I’d learned this the “hard way” so i can’t risk ten years of fles.

I’m assuming there may be a better way to transfer my files.

While on the topic, is there anyway to create a “mass backup” of these files and important them to onenote , google, etc or do they have to be backed up on a one to one basis.

Provided you are talking about the Dropbox application and its corresponding Finder location, it shouldn’t be any different from any other Finder-based move operation. Make sure that Dropbox has been configured to keep your projects available offline.

(Why and how to do this are explained here: Errors Opening Projects Stored on Dropbox / Cloud Syncing / Knowledge Base - Literature and Latte Support )

From Finder, you can compress an entire folder containing anything you like into a ZIP file and then do whatever you want with it.

If you don’t already have a Time Machine volume or other system backup, make sure you set one up first. That’s your ultimate protection against unexpected outcomes.

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First, thanks for answering. I will check out your link. Yet my question about simply dragging my file of Scrivener projects into Dropbox … is that an option. It will strike you as a simple question, but all I know is that I tried something like this 4 years ago and the links all broke (but that was a PC)

In the same vein, I’d like to rename some of my files within the Scrivener file to a more meaningful naming convention, but like that issue 4 years ago, doing so broke links … maybe your link answers that or you have a new one.

Very appreciative of your help.

Links within the project or to external files on the same computer should be fine.

It’s easy enough to test:

  • Open the project in its current location and confirm that everything is as expected.
  • Use the File → Backup → Backup To command to make a backup, just in case.
  • Close Scrivener.
  • Move the project. This will cause the Recent Projects menu to point to an incorrect location, so use Finder to open it.
  • Everything ok?
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