Syncing citations keys between different computers

Snowy5138

Hello,
I recently switched to zotero from Mendeley.
I am using zotero on two different computers, using the built-in sync to sync everything except the pdf files, which I sync separately using SyncThing.
My problem is that citations keys are sometimes different on both machines.
I use BetterBibTeX to export my library (and keep it up to date -- this is only set on one machine). When working on the other machine, the citation keys often dont match the saved .bib file.
Is there a way to sync the citation keys as well?

dstillman

That would be a question for the BBT developer. Zotero doesn't have a Citation Key field yet (other than for the new Preprint type).

adamsmith

And you're sure you're using BBT to export on both machines? Pretty sure the citation keys should be stable on sync with that.

Snowy5138

Thanks for the reply.
On the other machine I simply copy the citation key, either from the info panel or by right click and choosing the BBT option. That machine does not export the citations (although I tried and it didnt change the keys).

I'll ask this on the BBT github page.