Adding linked file with modifier keys not working on macOS

dstillman

This discussion was created from comments split from: Transferring a few thousand PDFs into zotero.

clarsen7

Adding files as linked files doesn't seem to be working.

I'm using Zotero v5.0.80 on the Mac (OS 10.15.2) and when I drag files with the Cmd + Option keys held down, a copy of the documents is written into Zotero's local storage.

I'm not even trying to use zotfile at this point - just trying to add a few PDF documents as file links without copying the PDF into Zotero's storage.

dstillman

See my earlier note:

(You might need to pause briefly until the Zotero comes to the front for the modified keys to take effect.)

clarsen7

Thanks, I can confirm it works when I do this - even if the app window is not overlapping finder window (i.e. already "in front") - effectively waiting for the focus to change to Zotero before releasing the cmd+option+drag.