File isn't renamed automatically, when metadata was changed

If I change the metadata (f.i. the title) of an existing entry, then the attached file, in my case a pdf, isn't renamed automatically. Only by manually forcing the renaming (through the ZotFile context menu) the title of the pdf is changed.

The corresponding two options in the Zotero settings are enabled. ZotFile isn't handling the renaming, because I've enabled the option that Zotero should be responsible for the renaming.

Observed under Zotero 5.0.66 on Ubuntu 18.10.

Is this a (known) bug?
  • Zotero doesn't currently rename the file automatically when the metadata changes, but that's planned. For now you have to right-click on the attachment and choose "Rename File from Parent Metadata" (at least if you're using Zotero's renaming).
  • Thanks for the clarification!
  • @dstillman Would be great if this feature could land in Zotero 7.
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