![]() Voila: I can now use Scrivener on my off time at work!Ī caveat: when you plug your USB into another computer and start the program, you’ll be asked to enter a registration number or use the trial version, even if you’ve already purchased it. Once you do this, you can open your Scrivener files on another machine through the USB stick. Though I don’t use a Mac, I’m sure there’s a similar procedure. Instead, they suggest installing to your computer as normal, then copying your files over to the USB through explorer. You can actually install the program onto the drive, though the Literature and Latte folks (creators of the program) don’t recommend it because flash drives are generally slower than PCs. So in researching how to update OneNote conveniently, I found out that you can run Scrivener from a flash drive. And when things get really busy at work, I sometimes forget to do this and end up with contrasting versions on both machines. ![]() But it’s an extra step: when I get home, I have to copy and paste my work into Scrivener. So I’ve been using a combination of Sugarsync and/or Google Drive, both of which I’ve used in the past with great effect. This is great, except that I don’t have access to Scrivener at my work computer and doubt I could convince IT it’s a necessary program for my job. But I also get to work about an hour before my workday starts, so I’ve taken to writing or researching in the morning. Now, I work a regular 9-5 job, and between that and family life,my typical writing time is usually Saturday and Sunday mornings. ![]() I discovered you can run Scrivener off a USB drive. I’ll tell what I found below, but first, I want to talk about a happy accident I had along the way. Last week, I mentioned that I was learning to use OneNote, and trying to find a convenient way to sync between computers. Scrivener: A great program just got better!
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