So, I have default formatting set up on MacOS, iPadOS, and IOS.
They’re all the same: Andika font, 1.5 spacing.
But when I sync between my 3 devices, I occasionally lose all the formatting and it reverts to Helvetica (which I’m assuming is Scrivener’s go to default if it can’t find my defaults).
A tad annoying because I then have to go through each document and apply the default again … which I’ll lose again about a day later.
It’s a bit of a tricky one to pin down because it doesn’t happen on each sync; more like once or twice a day.
The only setting about sync I’m aware of–others can comment–is in Scrivener → Settings → Sharing button → Sync Tab and see what’s set for “Check for Settings every …”. Mine is set for 5 minutes. Can be as low as 10 seconds, or even “Never”. Might make a difference and avoid having to shutdown.
That being said, yes, my understanding is that Dropbox has to then handle the upload from the local Dropbox folders to its servers and eventual download to synced devices.
As I suspected, the problem was between the computer and the chair!
When I stopped using Scrivener, I must have removed the DropBox app from my iPhone. It was somehow still managing to sync, but very unreliably.
Put the app back, and aside from me occasionally forgetting to hit the sync button, it’s working properly now — including remembering the default settings,
That’s weird, I thought Scrivener on iOS handles Dropbox directly (via their API) without the need to install the Dropbox App at all. It’s been a while, maybe my memory betrays me…
Not sure. It was definitely behaving oddly; but installing the app cleared it up. I assumed I needed the app there for housekeeping or something. It’s quite an obnoxious piece of software. (Upgrade! Go on! You know you want to!) which is probably why I deleted it in the first place.
