Upgrade StorageCan Zotero be installed without 7zip?
I started working at university whose IT department has illogically and bizarrely blocked a number of programs. Along with blocking OneDrive (but not Dropbox!), 7zip (but not Peazip!) is blocked completely by IT. And that has made it impossible to install Zotero standalone on my computer. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Worth noting that, if they refuse to lift this odd restriction but you can get them to install it for you the first time, Zotero's auto-updating feature should allow you to update to subsequent versions without their intervention.
Added bonus: The email address that is plastered all of the IT website is dead. This is a research 1 medical school. LOL
Based on my own institution's policies and problem reports in this forum, institutions are using a very eclectic mixture of methods to enhance security on their systems these days, some more sensible than others. So something that works in one workplace won't work in others.
I miss the days when I could purchase my own preferred work software with university funds, and had full admin rights on all my work computers. That never caused any security issues, because I fully understood what I was doing. But I understand why the threats are greater these days and stricter controls are needed (although many security breaches seem to be the result of users' computer illiteracy).
Note that the ZIP version won't make Zotero the handler for various file types (e.g., .ris), so you'll have to do that manually if you want that to work.