Can't rename some files on Zotero 7

rnpereira
Hello folks!

I've been having some trouble renaming the pfd with its metadata. At first I thought it was a bug with all files, but then I noticed some files worked and some didn't.
They are all on the same folder and attached the same way, they area all a link to the file.
For those that the renaming work, I get a confirmation message, but I don't get an error message when the renaming doesn't work.

Here's an example of two files that I added today. One renamed, one not.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u1638502/kebxkpsovbcxva080rxp.png

Any clues?

Thanks!
  • enozkan
    What you are looking at in the center pane are not filenames. They are attachment titles. Filenames are going to be in the right (item) pane. Zotero's behavior changed (corrected) relatively recently. That does not explain your observation now, but the following link may help understand attachment titles:

    https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/attachment_title_vs_filename
  • rnpereira
    Hey, enozkan.

    I know that. But in that picture the titles correspond to the file name. I took a screenshot this way, so it could show the parent info, with author and date the file was added, and the the standard way Zotero rename files.

    I forgot to mention that on my post.

    Thanks.
  • dstillman
    Those are linked files, so presumably they were created (and possibly re-titled) by a plugin. We can't help with that.

    The linked page explains Zotero's own behavior, as well as what changed in Zotero 7.

    If you believe there's some problem in Zotero itself, restart in Troubleshooting Mode (Help → "Restart in Troubleshooting Mode…”), which temporarily disables all plugins, and provide precise steps to reproduce.
  • rnpereira
    edited 2 days ago
    Hi dstillmann!

    I don't have any plugins installed. Anyway, I started in troubleshooting mode and nothing changed. The file is still not renamed and no error is displayed.

    To demonstrate what I'm doing, I'm right clicking on the file, then rename after parent data.
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u1638502/a3q18u90qwkokvh3um96.png

    This is the debug output:
    [JavaScript Error: "Could not move the source file(C:\Users\rpereira\mydrive\yu2020.pdf) to the destination(C:\Users\rpereira\mydrive\Yu et al. - 2020 - A constrained differential evolution algorithm to solve UAV path planning in disaster scenarios.pdf)"]

    appName => Zotero, version => 7.0.15 (x64), os => Windows 10.0 19044, locale => pt-BR, extensions =>


    Thanks!
  • enozkan
    Again, that snapshot and error show that the file was a linked file.

    Is the file actually there? When you try to open yu2020.pdf, does it open?
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