


If the Mac is suffering from the some of these symptoms but you do not keep Scrivener in the Dock to notice the first, it may be a good idea to try putting it in the Dock temporarily so you can check for that condition.įor those more technically minded, you can also detect this with a simple command from the shell: ps x | grep Scrivener. Third-party tools that automate or modify how software functions will fail to recognise Scrivener.The routine update check may fail to function, and if you do get an update downloaded, it won't actually update the software after a restart.You may also note other irregularities, particularly wherever Scrivener might need to make use of external utilities, such as KindleGen or MultiMarkdown.A circle and cross (universal "do not") badge may be placed over the second copy in some occasions. If you keep its icon stored in the Dock for easy access, when you launch the software form this icon, a second copy appears and runs from there, leaving the original untouched.If you've noticed the following symptoms, Scrivener may not be properly installed on your Mac:
