Bulk Delete PDF Attachments for Preprints in a Subcollection?

rafisics · 2025-07-15T12:46:56+00:00

Hi, suppose I have a subcollection in Zotero named "Interesting", which currently contains over 2300 items. I want to select all items of type "Preprint" in this subcollection and delete only their attached PDF files, without deleting the item itself.

Is there a fast way to do this, perhaps via search, a Zotero plugin?

Any help would be appreciated!

tim820 · 2025-07-15T13:02:59+00:00

The delitemwithatt plugin should do that.
https://github.com/redleafnew/delitemwithatt

As with any bulk operation, it's often best to start with smaller chunks to see how fast it runs.

rafisics · 2025-07-15T13:18:38+00:00

@tim820, thanks a lot. It works for me.