New Computer: Transferring Scrivener

[JimRac]

@Marilynx

So I have my new Win 10 computer.

I have DL and installed Scrivener.

I went to my older computer end exported the preferences (Tools => Options => General => Manage => Save Preferences).

Now I come back to the new copy of Scrivener. I open it.

There is no way to import the preferences, at least not without opening a new project.

As mentioned by Devin, open the Scrivener Tutorial project on your new PC. Then load your preferences from the save file. (Tools => Options => General => Manage => Load Preferences)

@Marilynx

I don’t see a way to export a template. Unless we’re talking File => Save as Template? And what is saved when you do that?

Yes, that’s how you export a template. What’s saved is a ‘templatized’ version of the project. Sorry, I don’t remember what the template file extension is for v1.9. ETA: The file extension is .scrivtemplate. Your exported custom templates will be stored in C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\ProjectTemplates

@Marilynx

How do I transfer all my name dictionaries and spelling dictionaries?

Sorry, I don’t know! There was a thread around here at some point, where this was discussed. If I find it, I will share the URL. ETA: It was discussed in this thread: [url]Any way to import custom dictionary words and substitutions from Scrivener 1?] The short version is that your custom word list is stored in wordlists.ini, in C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\

@Marilynx

What about all my compile formats?

There is definitely a way to do this. I’m currently not at my Scriv PC. Next time I am, I will share that info here. ETA: To save your custom compile formats, invoke the compiler, load your custom compile format, and choose Save Preset from the lower left corner. The file extension will be .ini. Your saved custom compile formats will be stored in C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\CompileSettings

@Marilynx

I hate reinstalling the world on a new computer!

Yeah, you have my sympathy. The most important thing is to not trash your old PC/hard drive before your 100% positive you’ve transferred everything. Particularly, your Scrivener projects. A frequent mistake we see is people only copying the .scrivx file from the old PC. Be sure that for each of your projects you have copied the entire project folder, which will be MyProject.scriv. Open and check each project on the new PC before you say “I’m done.” Also, it’s a fantastic idea to copy across your zipped backups as well.

Best,
Jim