Change OS, but keep everything

carvalhar · October 3, 2020

Hi there,

How can I format my computer without losing Zotero?

I am planning to syncronize it, but since I have a huge amount of PDFs, i can't upload them to internet, so I intend to copy the Zotero directory on my linux installation to an external HD.

So, when I have the fresh new install of OS, will it be possible to just copy from the external HD the PDFS to Zotero folder or it will change everything?

I mean, I don't want to lose what I catalagoed, but i can't upload usch massive ammount of pdf to the internet.

Any ideias?

bwiernik · October 3, 2020

Copy your Zotero data directory (https://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data) to the new computer. It has the same structure regardless of OS.

carvalhar · October 3, 2020

So, it's really just copy and paste all Zotero directory. Easy as this?

bwiernik · October 3, 2020

Yes! Some more details: https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/transferring_a_library