Author continuity guide

Backing Up a Local Fiction Project

Store a visible project file, keep dated copies and understand the limits of synchronization.

By Nathan Ardwell · author-planning perspective

Choose a visible file

Save the project in a folder that is part of your normal backup routine.

Use OneDrive carefully

Synchronization helps move the file between devices, but versioned backups remain important.

Test restoration

A backup is useful only if the application can reopen it. Periodically test a copied project file.

Apply this in a project