Disable ALL attachments

PeterStrempel
Zotero 7.0.16 (64-bit) on Windows 11 & Firefox Developer 141.0b4 (64-bit)

I have unchecked all attachment checkboxes in Zotero file handling, and unticked automatic file importing in the web browser plugin, yet Zotero continues to automatically download snapshots, PDFs, and other attachments.

What do I have to do to stop this so NO attachments are saved with the record?
  • dstillman
    Can you provide a Debug ID from Zotero for reloading a page where you're getting a PDF and/or snapshot and saving?
  • dstillman
    unticked automatic file importing in the web browser plugin
    Note that this is something totally unrelated, and you should generally leave it enabled.
  • PeterStrempel
    Submitted D534838354
  • dstillman
    edited 28 days ago
    You're running an outdated version of the Zotero Connector for Firefox. See the notification in the top-right corner and allow the update, which requires a permissions change. [Edit: Wouldn't have been the issue here]
  • PeterStrempel
    Ah. Thank you. I had the Z icon in my browser menu bar and right clicked on it to access what i thought were the configurations options. And there are some available that way, but not the set avail;able only by opening the browser's extensions menu. In that extensions menu, the Zotero update function was set to default. I changed it to automatic. My oversight. Is there any way this plugin can set that value to automatic by default? But that's another issue.

    Thank you again. I updated the plugin, deleted the test entry from Zotero, restarted Z and the browser, used the plugin again, and: ta dah! No attachments.

    You said the browser plugin setting for automatic file imports is for something else. What is that something else?
  • dstillman
    edited 28 days ago
    All extensions update automatically by default unless you've changed that in your Firefox installation.
    You said the browser plugin setting for automatic file imports is for something else. What is that something else?
    Just what it says: "Import BibTeX/RIS/Refer files into Zotero"

    https://www.zotero.org/support/connector_preferences#general
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