I messed up a project. How do I find the backup?
Ah. Found the backup (in the Library and Application Support). Now how do I open it as the project, please?
Ah further. Found it, made a copy of it, moved that to the Desktop, clicked on it to open it, and checked it was correct.
Went to HoudahSpot and searched for the title; found two copies, deleted the wrong one.
Opened the Scrivener Projects folder and moved the right one into it.
Hunky dory.
Sorry to bother you.
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Glad to see you’re back on track.
For anyone else reading the thread, here’s our Knowledge Base article on the subject:
https://scrivener.tenderapp.com/help/kb/general/restoring-lost-data-from-a-backup
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I recommend backing up to Dropbox if you can.
I don’t. Certainly not as your only backup, or if your active projects are also stored in Dropbox.
Internet outages happen. So do a variety of situations that can cause the loss or corruption of your Dropbox account. For critical work, you should have at least one backup that’s under your exclusive control.
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