Manuscript compiling Chapters and Scenes as separate files (Now solved, thanks!)

I recently, stupidly, deleted a Scrivener file from OneDrive, not realising it was my current WIP. Fortunately I had an epub compiled version of the text, which I converted via Calibre into a Word docx file, then Imported that into Scrivener. Unfortunately, it’s treating the Chapters and the nested scenes as separate files when it’s compiling the document again into an epub. So Chapter headings and each scene are listed separately in a Contents list and appear in the epub as separate pages. I’ve tried re-nesting the scenes within the relevant Chapter heading, and I’ve ensured that the Section Type for Chapters and Scenes is correct (as far as I can tell, using Types from previous works). Does anyone have any idea how I can get Scrivener to treat the Chapters and scenes as one entity again, without splitting them into several files? (Just occurred to me … to import from Word I had to choose the ‘Split’ option and used Word’s Heading 2 option as the split … is that now permanent?!) Thanks for any help …

Did you not have automatic backups turned on?

The quickest and safest solution would have been to extract a known good backup.

I did, but I was clearing out OneDrive because it was getting full. I’d forgotten that this was where I was saving to (working on a pc I’m not that used to, yet, with a smaller hard drive …). Anyway, I’ve now rescued it. The problem was with the settings for Compile - I’d set the Scene compile to take the text of each scene ‘as is’, because that’s worked before. Not this time. As soon as I changed it to ‘Section’ (the text where the first three words are capitalised) it started to behave itself. I’m now off to ensure my Save and Backup states are in working order!

Just confirming, when you say you cleared out OneDrive, your process included emptying the OneDrive Recycle Bin (accessible from OneDrive online)?

In the words of Harold Pinter, I think the intentions of the author were unclear at that time … ! Anyway, I hunted everywhere and couldn’t find a timely backup. Fortunately I’ve been able to recover it all and created a better-functioning save and back-up regime.

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