Styles won't save? YES THEY DO!

[Dave R]

Are you going to User/Library/Application Support...?

[Heaps]

Yes, that is the route as shown when I try via right click- save as

[pbacot]

I think this is the case where you need to drag the icon view version to the second pane. Other methods do not work on the Mac (Still?). I thought we solved this somewhere on the forum before. (Shows how much I manage styles these days.).

I just tried it. I have a folder called "My Styles" that I created by the prescribed method, show it in the lower pane and dragged a style icon from the upper pane to the lower. And it works.

Instead of saving to */Styles, you need to create a new collection and save it there. or did you try that? Sorry--juggling emails and first cup.

[Heaps]

Tried that, I'm still having no success.
I'll try restarting and recheck what I'm doing and digging a little further.
Thanks for your help in this case, it's the first time we have conversed, but I have appreciated your sound advice over the years as I have followed other Forum threads.
I'll let you know how I get on.

[pbacot]

I'm using 2019 by the way, so your results may vary. Have you also looked under Preferences ? Files to see where your styles folder is designated?

[Heaps]

/Users/******/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Styles

[bruorlando]

I've once run into something similar - not being able to save files .styles
I use Sketchup For MAC and what I have found out was a sort of bug-ish:

• I normally use the LIST VIEW for my style window. That was the problem. I dont know why, but SU won't save any style if the window is with LIST VIEW...

• I just switched to LARGE ICON view and it worked.

How knows?... It might work for you as well.

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[Dave R]

Hi Bruno, welcome to SketchUcation.

FWIW, this behavior has been like this for more than a decade.

[pbacot]

Yeah, this is how it works in Mac anyway.

[Dave R]

Same on the PC.

[Edson]

@bruorlando said:

I've once run into something similar - not being able to save files .styles
I use Sketchup For MAC and what I have found out was a sort of bug-ish:

• I normally use the LIST VIEW for my style window. That was the problem. I dont know why, but SU won't save any style if the window is with LIST VIEW...
• I just switched to LARGE ICON view and it worked.
  How knows?... It might work for you as well.

I had this problem for ages. You nailed it! Thanks! It is working perfectly.