Using dropbox for pdf syncing- can't find pdfs

mgranros

Hi all,

Brand new to Zotero! I set mine up using this tutorial (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325828616_Tutorial_The_Best_Reference_Manager_Setup_Zotero_ZotFile_Cloud_Storage). I believe this sets the pdfs/files to be located in my cloud app rather than on my desktop.

Just spent all day adding references to my Zotero only to find that my drop box folder I created is empty. The attached file "blue dots" are next to all my references and I can open and annotate all my pdfs. Any idea where they might be stored?

I don't want to go to the effort to annotate all of them if they will just be lost in the future.

Thanks!

dstillman

I'd guess that they're just saved as stored files in the Zotero data directory, where they go by default. You can right-click on an attachment and select Show File to show it in the filesystem.

Others would need to help with configuring ZotFile.