ProWritingAid Scrivener Changes Not Saving

How to fix it

// try these in order, the most common fix is first

1. FIX 1Close Scrivener first

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   1. 01Save and quit Scrivener
   2. 02Open the .scriv project in the ProWritingAid desktop app and edit
   3. 03Save in ProWritingAid, close it, then reopen Scrivener
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. FIX 2Avoid sync conflicts

   1. 01Pause Dropbox or iCloud sync while editing, or work on a local copy
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. FIX 3Update both apps

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   1. 01Install the latest Scrivener and ProWritingAid versions; a later update fixed highlighting in Scrivener 3.1.3
   2. 02If a new Scrivener version breaks it, rolling back temporarily is a user-reported workaround
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Edits made in ProWritingAid vanish when you reopen the project in Scrivener, or the last changes in a chapter are lost when switching chapters.

Why it happens

• C-01Scrivener was open while ProWritingAid saved the project
• C-02Project synced through Dropbox, causing conflicts
• C-03Scrivener update broke Desktop Everywhere highlighting (e.g. 3.1.3)

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• prowritingaid scrivener not saving
• prowritingaid scrivener not working
• prowritingaid scrivener changes lost

The same problem in other apps

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