synching between 3 devices and platforms

[scar]

Hi to all,

what I was expecting from years happened, and Scrivener has been released for IOS. I currently work on Scrivener files between Macosx and Windows. I tried to work on the ipad with Storyst, that seemd the better way to work with scrivener files on the Ipad before this big, great good news.

I’m asking that before starting to work with Scrivener files in all the 3 platforms, and because I have seen a lot of messages of bugs in this forum:

1. the better way to synch the project file between Macosx, Win and IOS is Dropbox? Are there concerns on the copyright of the “stuff” that I am putting in there? Because years ago there were concerns, in this forum (this one, for instance, seems the latest one… https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/dropbox-and-your-copyright/13450/1 )

2. being sure that I don’t open the file at the same time in two platform, all the project will be synched?

My best,

Simona

[lunk]

1. The ONLY way to sync with the iOS version is via Dropbox. It works just fine.

2. Yes, as long as you remember that if you have 3 devices there is actually 4 (four!) devices involved. Your Mac, Your Windows PC, your iPad and the Dropbox server.

You must always remember to allow the Dropbox app on your Mac or PC to copy any changes to the Dropbox server before you turn them off or put them to sleep (close the lid), and remember to back out to the Project page on the iPad and tap the sync button (circular arrows) and then wait for the changed files to be copied to the Dropbox folder. And before opening at project on Mac/PC you must allow time for the Dropbox app to copy changed files frm the Dropbox server to your hard drive.

[Lew]

@scar

Are there concerns on the copyright of the “stuff” that I am putting in there? Because years ago there were concerns, in this forum

This is from the current Dropbox Terms and Conditions:

Your Stuff & Your Permissions
When you use our Services, you provide us with things like your files, content, email messages, contacts and so on (“Your Stuff”). Your Stuff is yours. These Terms don’t give us any rights to Your Stuff except for the limited rights that enable us to offer the Services.

Sounds fair enough, no?

[scar]

thanks to all of you! My best,

Simona

[scar]

Sorry for re-open this issue, but now that I start working with actually 4 devices, as Lunk said, there is something that is not clear for me:

Literature and Latte suggest to use Dropbox to synchronize projects between the 3 platforms, IOS, Mac OSX and Win.

the question is: would it be simplier to store the .scriv file into a ICloud folder, and being absolutely careful on that open it on Windows, on the Mac, or on the IPad to work on the same .scriv file, and having it updated (using ICloud in the 3 devices)?

Did anyone give a try? Was it better or worst then the dropbox option? Because, expecially in the IPad, it is not clear where the .scriv file is stored, and IOS tries to put all the files in ICloud, if you don’t put the .scriv file using ITunes app method, but even if you do that, if I have to sync with Dropbox, but store in ICloud or sync with Itunes, where is the simplification in using the dropbox sync trick versus saving in ICloud and that’s it?

(sorry for my English, I hope you can get my point anyway…)

My best,

Simona

[xiamenese]

Hi Simona,

The question of iCloud has come up regularly, but I’d start with the Knowledge Base article:
scrivener.tenderapp.com/help/kb … c-services

You also might like to read:

iCloud Sync

You’re misinterpreting what Apple is saying there, I’m afraid: The key word is “directory” - this does not include zip files, which are not directories (even though they may compress and contain directories) but are technically single files, and not file packages (in Apple’s terminology). Pages and iWork do not save their files as packages, but as zip files, and a zip file is not a file package. A file package is just a regular folder of files that macOS presents in the Finder as if it were a…

as one of the many threads on the issue, though it is rather technical.

Furthermore, I’d definitely have a look at:

macOS Sierra

I’m glad the info was of help! Through some poking around, I found out that my issue from the Scrivener end of things was due to the fact that Apple hadn’t counted on those of us who use multiple computers actually setting up the Desktop & Documents feature on all those computers (even though the entire premise of this feature is being able to access all of your desktop and documents files from any of your computers). If you enable this feature on multiple computers, it decides one of those comp…

especially JennK’s post near the top of page 2 on the dangers of moving your whole documents folder to iCloud Drive

Finally, back in July, Keith wrote:

I haven’t seen anything in the release notes that suggests that the iCloud frameworks have been enhanced enough to support Scrivener files. The way things stand, even if they opened them up a bit more, we would need a team of specialists able to replicate the sort of low-level magic Apple creates with its single file formats working to do the same with Scrivener projects. So we need the iCloud frameworks not only to be opened up but also to be enhanced specifically to handle the sort of thing Scrivener needs to do much more easily. I can’t see that happening any time soon, although I have explained to Apple all the issues involved.

Mark