Hi,
I’ve just updated to version 3.1.4.1 (Windows version) and it has over-written my personal dictionary. This is annoying. However, I also run Scrivener on my tablet, so if I know where to look, I can recover the dictionary from there & copy it over to my PC. I just can’t see where it’s been stored. For the avoidance of doubt, this is NOT the dictionary at hunspell - it’s the one where I have stored my own words.
I’ve recently bought a new laptop and installed Scrivener there. I’ve moved from Windows 10 on my old laptop to Win11 on the new one and have been writing for a few days with no problems. However, I realised that the user dictionary (i.e. learnt words) does not get copied over when you copy options in a .prefs file, not when copying over the dict folder in C:\Program Files\Scrivener3\hunspell
So… how do I get my customised learned dictionary over to my new laptop?
Assuming you are referring to the Personal word list as defined in Options->Corrections->Spelling, the list is contained in a file named wordlists.txt (older name was wordlist.ini). This file is located in
To avoid complications in the event of a crash or to facilitate a seamless computer change experience, also backup: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener regularly, as compile formats, layouts, preferences and other things you might customise besides your personalised dictionary are stored in various sub-folders here.