URL network drive links not working

URL links for network drive docs no longer works. A document located on the network link such as P:\Name\Research\researchpaper.pdf used to be clickable and would open up the doc. Now it seems to only recognize http:// links. What steps to take to fix this?
  • See here and following comments: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/346370/#Comment_346370
    The URL field was never intended for file URIs
  • Ok. Is this code meant to work when the records are located in groups? "My library" has the option for creating links to files. This option is greyed out when reviewing records in group libraries. As the files are on network drives, we are not concerned about whether something has the same directory location.

    Or does groups not support linking because it is built on the assumption that it's shared between multiple computers that are not on the same network? Or is there a way to indicate that a file is a network file or even an entire group?
  • Or does groups not support linking because it is built on the assumption that it's shared between multiple computers that are not on the same network?
    yes, this. There's unfortunately no option to enable it for a scenario like yours.

    I believe Zotero devs have indicated that they're open to links in groups once relative links for groups are implemented, but that is not a core dev priority, so would likely have to come via a 3rd party.
  • thx for your help.
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