Upgrade StorageZotero 5.93 standalone - migrating translators from v4 installation
Comparing Zotero 4 and Zotero 5.93 standalone installations.
In Zotero 4 the translators folder was found in ..
~/.mozilla/firefox/[profile_name]/zotero/translators
I had previously tested some experimental translator files in that folder.
The standalone Zotero 4 was installed in /opt/zotero (in Ubuntu) and there was a folder containing translators inside zotero.jar. Only a small translators.index file accompanied this folder.
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Now, having recently installed Zotero 5.93 (standalone), and leaving the Firefox and Chrome connectors untouched, I inspect the innards of the latest zotero.jar (5.93).
I see a full new translators folder which seems to duplicate the translators folder in the Firefox profile. Also there is a translators.json file which is an index of the Zotero 5.93 translators.
However when I now go into Zotero 5.93 standalone, right click on a Collection and choose Export Collection .. the Export popup window refers to the older list of translators (not the latest version 5.93). I only noticed this because I had added a custom translator which does not appear in the new Zotero 5.93 folder but does appear in the Export Collection menu.
So when do the Zotero 5.93 translators come into play? How are they migrated? I suspect that this is due to my mixing old with new. Should I install Zotero 5.93 into the Firefox profile? I am use Chromium Web Browser connector at the moment but the legacy storage directory remains in Firefox profile.
In Zotero 4 the translators folder was found in ..
~/.mozilla/firefox/[profile_name]/zotero/translators
I had previously tested some experimental translator files in that folder.
The standalone Zotero 4 was installed in /opt/zotero (in Ubuntu) and there was a folder containing translators inside zotero.jar. Only a small translators.index file accompanied this folder.
...
Now, having recently installed Zotero 5.93 (standalone), and leaving the Firefox and Chrome connectors untouched, I inspect the innards of the latest zotero.jar (5.93).
I see a full new translators folder which seems to duplicate the translators folder in the Firefox profile. Also there is a translators.json file which is an index of the Zotero 5.93 translators.
However when I now go into Zotero 5.93 standalone, right click on a Collection and choose Export Collection .. the Export popup window refers to the older list of translators (not the latest version 5.93). I only noticed this because I had added a custom translator which does not appear in the new Zotero 5.93 folder but does appear in the Export Collection menu.
So when do the Zotero 5.93 translators come into play? How are they migrated? I suspect that this is due to my mixing old with new. Should I install Zotero 5.93 into the Firefox profile? I am use Chromium Web Browser connector at the moment but the legacy storage directory remains in Firefox profile.
The files you found are the set of translators that ships with Zotero and can be used to recreate the default set should something go wrong (by using "reset translators" in the advanced tab).
Having now tried the Reset Translators (just for testing) would it be prudent to offer an option to backup the translators folder before resetting?
Granted, there is a warning notice ..
Any new or modified translators will be lost.