
To set up Scrivener for iOS so that it can sync with Dropbox, follow these steps: Before you worry about that, however, make sure that Dropbox sync is set up in iOS by following the instructions below. You will use a folder inside the Dropbox folder to sync your projects. On Windows, you should see the "Dropbox" folder in File Explorer's sidebar: On macOS, you should see the "Dropbox" folder in the Finder's sidebar:

When Dropbox is installed on your desktop machine, it places a "Dropbox" folder in your computer's file system: You will need the Dropbox client installed and running on your desktop machine to sync with the iOS version. Scrivener for iOS syncs with the macOS and Windows versions using Dropbox. You only need to look through the instructions below if you followed the tutorial in the iOS version but ran into problems, or if you are finding syncing problematic. The tutorial project in the iOS version covers how to get syncing set up with much more brevity, and we also have a video tutorial on the subject of setting up and using sync.

There's a lot of text below, but please don't let it put you off. The button we’re referring to is in the top right corner of the Projects list in Scrivener for iOS, and it looks like this: Note: We refer to the “sync button” regularly throughout this article. Why Are Multiple Files Transferred When I Only Changed One Project?.

Keeping Projects in Sync Across Devices.
