I JUST PURCHASED VERSION 3, WHICH I HAD TO DOWNLOAD EVEN THOUGH I HAD 2.8. NOW I HAVE BOTH AND MY WIP IS ON THE OLD VERSION. IS THERE A WAY TO TRANSFER THE FILE WITHOUT DESTROYING EVERYTHING OR HAVING TO START A NEW BINDER? I CONSIDERED DELETING MY 2,8 VERSION AND OPENING THE BACKED UP DOCUMENT IN 3 BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I’M GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT LOSING MY WORK.
If you open the project in Scrivener 3, it will convert to the new format automatically, making a backup before it does so.
A thorough upgrade guide for Scrivener 2 users can be found here:
literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-3-update-guide
Katherine