Trouble syncing edited / modified pdf
How to reproduce the issue:
1. Open a pdf file in your library.
2. Modify it (e.g. highlight a word).
3. Save it.
4. Click the "Sync with Zotero" button.
5. Try to open the same file on a different computer.
If you select the pdf file on the computer you modified it (expanding the item clicking on the drop down arrow), the details panel will show the correct modified metadata but the column "Date Modified" in the library will not show the updated information.
The modified pdf will be uploaded to your Web Library but other computers will not sync the changes.
The issue happens when modifying a file on Mac and then trying to open it on Windows, or vice versa. I have not tried to modify and open the file in two different computers with the same OS.
1. Open a pdf file in your library.
2. Modify it (e.g. highlight a word).
3. Save it.
4. Click the "Sync with Zotero" button.
5. Try to open the same file on a different computer.
If you select the pdf file on the computer you modified it (expanding the item clicking on the drop down arrow), the details panel will show the correct modified metadata but the column "Date Modified" in the library will not show the updated information.
The modified pdf will be uploaded to your Web Library but other computers will not sync the changes.
The issue happens when modifying a file on Mac and then trying to open it on Windows, or vice versa. I have not tried to modify and open the file in two different computers with the same OS.
If so, are you using the "as needed" file sync download mode instead of "at sync time"? There's a flaw in the current behavior where the updated file won't be downloaded due to the local file already existing, when it should instead re-download the file (as long as Zotero has synced and received notification of the change). We'll fix that soon, but for now the fix would be to either 1) use "at sync time" mode or 2) right-click on the file, choose "Show File", and delete the file, and then double-click on the item to download it again, which should give you the updated version from the online library.