Upgrade StorageNew User - 2 questions
I am excited that Zotero pulls metadata from PDFs. Now I have 2 questions.
1) It obviously doesn't do this for scanned papers. Is there a way to get Zotero to do it's magic after you've only entered partial data.
2) Storage is limited to 300 mb. I don't need my pdfs stored in the cloud. Is there a way to get Zotero to not sync the actual pdf, which can get quite large? In other words, I only really need to store the reference in the cloud. I'm fine with the pdf being stored on my local drive.
1) It obviously doesn't do this for scanned papers. Is there a way to get Zotero to do it's magic after you've only entered partial data.
2) Storage is limited to 300 mb. I don't need my pdfs stored in the cloud. Is there a way to get Zotero to not sync the actual pdf, which can get quite large? In other words, I only really need to store the reference in the cloud. I'm fine with the pdf being stored on my local drive.
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If you have a DOI or an ISBN, you can use the Add Item by Identifier button in Zotero to automagically create a Zotero item and then attach the PDF to it (you can drag the PDF onto the item).
It is not currently possible to fetch/update metadata when only partial entries exist. That feature is planned though. You can disable attachment syncing via Preferences -> Sync -> File Syncing.
You will also notice that you can use an external file syncing service via WebDAV. That will work for your personal library, but will not work for groups.