dragging items from my library to collections

tester123

Hi,

When i create an new item and it gets created in the 'my library' (it may happen because this was the last 'folder' selected when i last used zotero) i am having trouble moving it in a new folder.

I am able to drag the item to a new folder (optionally pressing the ctrl key that should create a copy). At this point I see 2 items, one in 'my library' and another in the new folder.

If i remove the item from the new folder, the item in 'my library' subsists. However, if i remove it from 'my library' it disappears from both locations.

So, it would help, for instance, to configure the default location for new items, or simply to be able to disable the creation of new items in 'my library'.

Sometimes all we want is to save the item and organize it later. If i save the item in 'my library', when i later try to copy and remove it.. i will lose it.

Is there any way to change this behavior?

Thanks

Tjowens

From what you have reported it sounds like you are experiencing intended behavior. To clarify, just like the Music library in iTunes Zotero's "My Library" folder will always contain every item in your collection. Any collection you create is merely a subset of your library.

tester123

Yes, it appears to be intended behavior.

I dont question that it should contain all items. I am only questioning the fact that i am unable to really move any item once it has been created in 'my collection'

So it would be nice to be able to configure the default location for new items, or to be able to disable the creation of new items in 'my library'.
By doing this we would be able to move items around without any problem.. i think it is an usability question.. i am not the only one bothered with it..

Cheers

dstillman

I dont question that it should contain all items. I am only questioning the fact that i am unable to really move any item once it has been created in 'my collection'

Do you mean "My Library"? If that is what you mean, your two sentences are contradictory. You agree that My Library should contain all items, but you want to be able to move items out of there (thereby removing them from the Library)?

As Trevor said above, My Library always contains all items. References to those items can be created in as many collections as you want, but they'll always exist in My Library.

If there is an item in a collection that you want to remove altogether—from everywhere in Zotero—then you'll want to right-click on it and select "Delete Selected Item from Library" or press Ctrl-Delete (Cmd-Delete on OS X). But you can't remove an item from My Library without deleting it from all collections, and this is by design.