Save Project as File instead of a Compiled Folder

Scrivener
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I am used to seeing these files on my desktop after saving anything I type on Microsoft Word like this:

But with Scrivener, the “Save as” works little differently, so instead of saving anything as a file, it saves it as a folder with a bunch of files inside, looking like that:

Yes I can reopen the project I am working on by navigating through the folder, but my usual preference is seeing one stand-alone file (like the Mac Version) rather than saved in a folder. So I wonder if there is an option that would make Scrivener “save as” my work as a file instead of placing it inside a folder.

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In a word, no.

Windows lacks the ability to disguise a folder structure as a “package”. So Windows projects always show explicitly the folder structure that Mac keeps hidden.

3

ok thanks!

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The advantage to this is that all of those little files are actually your individual documents within your Scrivener project, metadata, etc. The contents of your documents are saved as RTF files. So if something ever happened, you could reconstruct.your manuscript contents using native RTF tools.

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Alright, so guess we’re stuck doing it that way then :unamused: