Open the Dropbox application on your iOS device and browse around the files in general. Make Sure You Are Using the Correct Dropbox Account
Use this to confirm that you have the proper folder assigned. You'll see the options for changing your Dropbox settings there. Tap the "Edit" option in the top-left corner of the panel, then tap the "Settings" option (looks like a gear) in the bottom-right corner. In Scrivener for iOS, open the left side-panel and then navigate back until you reach the root level (where the list of projects appear). Double Check Your Dropbox Settings in Scrivener for iOS You must move the project into Dropbox using the local folder that appears when the Dropbox application itself is installed. This will not work, because web browsers do not handle "packages" correctly. Whatever you do, do not try to upload a Scrivener project using Dropbox's web interface. This is where you should be moving your project to. Doing so will provide you with a "local" Dropbox folder on your computer.
You must install the Dropbox application (available from Dropbox's website). On the Desktop Computer, Use the Dropbox Application, Not the Web Interface This needs to be the same Dropbox folder that you configured Scrivener for iOS to use.
Instead, just close Scrivener, then copy the projects to the Dropbox sub-folder of your choice. It has nothing to do with using Scrivener with iOS. That feature is used to sync Scrivener with third party tools, such as other text editors. Do Not Use "File > Sync > with External Folder" If you are getting an "Invalid Project Format" error of any kind, it might mean that you need to open the project on the desktop so that it has a chance to update. Open The Projects on the Desktop Version of ScrivenerĮach project you wish to sync must have been opened with the latest Scrivener version at least once before it can be opened on the iOS client.
You must be running at least Scrivener 2.8 on the Mac, and Scrivener 1.9.5 on Windows to sync projects with iOS. This is a solution FB keeps alive for operating systems that don’t have access to a fancy app (and it doesn’t close on you every time you open it).Here are some quick things to check if you encounter syncing issues on the iOS version of Scrivener Check Your Desktop Scrivener Version So maybe you learned something new today as well. You may not have even known there was a separate web-based version of the app. Let it hang out where your Messenger app window would normally be and walla, you have a replacement until they fix whatever the heck is going on with the app. Simply open a browser and point it to “ “. Of course, where is the solution? We promised a solution! Well, there is a solution, although a temporary one. This means that Facebook is (hopefully) hard at work looking for a cure. This is a widespread issue affecting many users. If you have been experiencing this, fear not, as you are not alone. This doesn’t include here, Reddit, forums, and other sources where users have sought help in fixing this. However, due to the sheer number of individuals experiencing this anomaly, the verdict might be leaning toward poor coding on Facebook’s part.Ī quick trip to the comments on the app within the store (with comments set to “most recent”) will yield you many cases of this issue.
It also has access to screen sharing, so video drivers come into question as well.
It could possibly be a driver conflict since it does work with using your webcam and microphone in the background within settings in case you create a video or voice call with someone. Various user communities have sought to take on the challenge to find out what could be causing it.
No word has been given yet by Facebook as to why this has been occurring. We have even experienced it on some of our machines as well and can confirm the stories going around. In some cases, the app randomly begins working again, just to run right back until it the next time the user reboots their system. This is something that has been affecting a large number of users in recent weeks (or even months). Nothing in task manager as it completely crashes in an instant leaving no trace of the app.
For some users, when they go to open Messenger, they get as far as a quick second (or less) of the splash screen before Messenger simply closes. There seems to be a reoccurring issue across multiple Windows systems that have Facebook’s Messenger app installed via the Windows app store.