u/readysetexplode24

iOS to PC sync lost a chapter

I've been using Scrivener on iOS for a while now with no issues. Most of my writing has been on my phone, then I sync to dropbox to access when I'm on my PC. Today is the first time I've had an issue with syncing that caused me to lose a chapter and I'm wondering if it's recoverable.

I wrote today on my phone, then synced and closed the app. When I opened Scrivener on my PC, it said something about being unable to sync, then continued opening the file. I clicked the OK button quickly out of habit, because it usually tells me of conflicts that I already know about, so I didn't catch anything except the words "unable to sync" multiple times.

When the file opened, it was the older version with the unedited version of a chapter that I essentially rewrote. I closed out of Scrivener (probably should have alt+f4 in hindsight) then went back to my phone to try syncing again. Once my phone was synced, I checked again on my PC to find the same thing, and when I checked on my phone it had synced to the version on my PC.

I tried searching the files in the data folder for the new version, but can only find the text files from the older version. Are there any other options or do I have to rewrite?

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u/readysetexplode24 — 10 days ago