Upgrade StorageSelective sync = better collaboration
I apologize if I am missing either an existing feature request for this, or a way to do this, but it seems like neither exists...
I was going to start using the built-in sync to collaborate with some folks on different research projects. I have a large Zotero database which I synchronize and backup with Dropbox. I will not be moving away from this solution for my personal library because it works, and works well.
What I *thought* I could do is to create Group Libraries in Zo and sync only those files; afterall, why would Zo be designed to require I sync my entire library for the sake of sharing only a small subset of records? Fortunately for me, none of the "competitors" to Zo do a better job of this, so none of my collaborators are pressing me to switch. However, I look forward to seeing plans for collaboration features - in Zo or elsewhere - that work, and work well.
I was going to start using the built-in sync to collaborate with some folks on different research projects. I have a large Zotero database which I synchronize and backup with Dropbox. I will not be moving away from this solution for my personal library because it works, and works well.
What I *thought* I could do is to create Group Libraries in Zo and sync only those files; afterall, why would Zo be designed to require I sync my entire library for the sake of sharing only a small subset of records? Fortunately for me, none of the "competitors" to Zo do a better job of this, so none of my collaborators are pressing me to switch. However, I look forward to seeing plans for collaboration features - in Zo or elsewhere - that work, and work well.
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ajlyonWell, you at least don't need to sync your files for group libraries to work. You do need to sync your data. My sense is that there's a good reason architecturally why group library members need to have their personal libraries synced -- but I don't know what it is.