Export Library in CSV Format
Hello, I recently exported my library in CSV format and am curious about the first column variable, "Key". Is this assumingely unique identifier created/provider by Zotero?
If so, would it would acceptable to leave the cell empty if I were creating my our CSV-formatted references to later import to Zotero? (I'd like to ultimately convert my CSV to RIS and then import to Zotero)
If so, would it would acceptable to leave the cell empty if I were creating my our CSV-formatted references to later import to Zotero? (I'd like to ultimately convert my CSV to RIS and then import to Zotero)
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adamsmithYes, this is a Zotero-generated unique identifier and it's not used in any import format, so you can safely deleted it. Note that export/import has a number of downsides -- it breaks links to existing Word documents, introduces duplicates in syncing, and in the case of RIS import, also will lose some information.