Hi SophieKisker,
There are two options files that can be saved, the one with all the Options, and the one with only Theme Options.
We already know the contents of the first – it contains all the Options you see when you launch File > Options. See the developer’s reply in this thread: [url]What's the difference between those two? - #3 by tiho_d]
This ‘all Options’ file is the only one I care about. I save a version of it any time I change an option that’s important to me. I have these saved Options files named by theme, so I have different options saved for different themes. I utilize the saved Options file with releases of the latest beta. With every new beta rev, I do a complete uninstall and reinstall of Scrivener. I then apply my favorite theme and do ‘Load Options from file’ selecting the appropriate options file, and my options are all set to where they were prior to the uninstall. You might consider taking that approach, so you have your options backed up in the event you have to do an unplanned install from scratch.
I don’t bother with the Theme Options file. As far as I know, L&L has provided no list of what Theme Options are saved to that file. As they haven’t provided one for the Mac side, it’s reasonable to assume they won’t provide one for the Windows side.
My point is, don’t wait for that list of Theme Options to back up your options, because it may never arrive.
Best,
Jim