# Project targets not resetting on desktop Mac **URL:** \ **Category:** Scrivener for macOS\ **Tags:** support, troubleshooting\ **Created:** [July 15, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219 "2025-07-15T00:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mbod)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/1 "2025-07-15T00:10:54Z")
Hi, I realize this has been asked but I’ve tried everything suggested. I don’t see the project target in my options, just ‘show project targets’ or ‘project settings’. Sorry, am I missing something? When the project target window opens and I hit reset, it doesn’t work. I can’t type in the boxes and the old word count doesn’t reset regardless of the settings of when to do a timed reset. Help! ---
**Author:** ![Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/vincent_vincent/32/19680_2.png) [@Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Vincent_Vincent)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/2 "2025-07-15T00:12:50Z")
![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/f/cfd0c099284168dc129222d9b5fc43c5958dd639.png) It is the session target that (should) reset(s). It is the one at the bottom here (showing nothing in my case) : ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/6/36acacf6453b791f817e12c1533f22056182bbac.png) Where I’ve added a green line : ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/1/41361f636f4c2f1d0436d8a1e1c9f84d34c664c2.png) . . . . . . . . Have you tried to set it to auto-reset? ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/a/9a3d0786e0c54be6c10255efe71b96ba7fcea07f.png) ![image](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/7/87a8dfbfaf749361c56b46d2f2514f2387df1964.png) ---
**Author:** ![mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mbod)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/3 "2025-07-15T00:20:29Z")
Yes, it should be, and I just lost 4,000 words for no reason…I think this is a bad version and needs to be reinstalled. None of these options are showing up… ---
**Author:** ![Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/vincent_vincent/32/19680_2.png) [@Vincent\_Vincent](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Vincent_Vincent)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/4 "2025-07-15T00:21:21Z")
> [@mbod](#): > > None of these options are showing up… I’m on Windows, btw. But I am pretty sure this part of the two versions is the same. ---
**Author:** ![mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mbod)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/5 "2025-07-15T00:22:05Z")
Yes, they should be, but they aren’t in my pull down menu. ---
**Author:** ![kewms](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/kewms/32/15720_2.png) [@kewms](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/kewms)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/6 "2025-07-15T05:29:00Z")
Could you post a screenshot, please? I’ll check your permissions to make sure you can. Also, which version of Scrivener do you have, and with which version of Mac OS? ---
**Author:** ![mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@mbod](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mbod)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/project-targets-not-resetting-on-desktop-mac/149219/7 "2025-07-15T13:40:19Z")
Hi! I rebooted, and re-installed app and it’s unfrozen. I can re-set! I am running Sonoma 14.6.1 on a desktop Mac BTW. Not sure what happened but I imported my old project into re-installed app and it’s working fine now. Why I lost 4,000 words is a mystery, but I have a backup elsewhere. Thanks!