Zotfile doesn't automatically rename/manage attachments when added

johngoldenboy

Hi,
When adding a file to Zotero, it correctly retrieves its metadata & creates a parental item. However, Zotfile is then supposed to automatically rename & move the attachment, as given in its settings - but it doesn't! For each new item, I manually have to "right click" -> "Manage Attachments" -> "Rename Attachments". This works correctly! What should I try so this happens automatically, without having to tell Zotfile myself?

My settings:
box "Use Zotero to rename" is unchecked (Zotfile renaming rules)
box "Automatically rename new attachments" is on 'always' (Zotfile advanced settings)
Zotero 5.0.54
Zotfile 5.0.8
Mac 10.12.6

adamsmith

No, that has never worked in ZotFile -- the automatic metadata retrieval is pretty new in Zotero and ZotFile has not been updated to auto rename&move files after that happens.

johngoldenboy

Thanks for the answer!
Is automatic retrieval pretty new to Zotero? I use Zotero now for 4-5 years and I have always just dragged & dropped files into Zotero where metadata - as good as possible - were then retrieved automatically. Maybe we don't mean the same. Anyway, I understand Zotfile cannot do right now what I wished for but perhaps in the future!

adamsmith

Zotero did not do anything automatic when you dragged a PDF to it until about 5 months ago (version 5.0.36 to be precise: https://www.zotero.org/support/changelog ). You had to manually trigger this using "Retrieve Metadata for PDF" before then.

johngoldenboy

Oh, that could be. I suppose we get used to comfort so quick we tend to forget! Bon week-end !