Upgrade StorageScript to delete non-indexed content from storage directory
This python script is just published on [Github](https://gist.github.com/tigerjack/7fc913434ac7beab6c591c2c1ae92f8d) following a discussion on [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/zotero/comments/mwq0q2/delete_nonindexed_content_from_storage_directory/)
It checks the zotero data folder (i.e. all the contents of the storage folder) against those indexed in the zotero.sqlite database. Folders containing unindexed pdf files are moved to a second folder for inspection and then manual deletion.
It basically removes lost unindexed files. You can run it on a copy of your Zotero data folder (below renamed Zotero_copy) to check it first before running it on the main zotero data folder:
myname@homepc:~/bin$ python3 clean_zotero_storage.py -zd /home/myname/Zotero_copy -od /home/myname/duplicates
-zd is the location of your data folder you want to scan, -od is the location of the folder to receive the moved duplicate entries.
I found 23 duplicated unindexed pdfs, probably from 10 years of moving installations and reinstallations. I checked using the right-click show function on those pdfs in Zotero to check that the indexed version was different to the one identified and moved to the duplicate folder.
This could be a very useful tool for some people.
It checks the zotero data folder (i.e. all the contents of the storage folder) against those indexed in the zotero.sqlite database. Folders containing unindexed pdf files are moved to a second folder for inspection and then manual deletion.
It basically removes lost unindexed files. You can run it on a copy of your Zotero data folder (below renamed Zotero_copy) to check it first before running it on the main zotero data folder:
myname@homepc:~/bin$ python3 clean_zotero_storage.py -zd /home/myname/Zotero_copy -od /home/myname/duplicates
-zd is the location of your data folder you want to scan, -od is the location of the folder to receive the moved duplicate entries.
I found 23 duplicated unindexed pdfs, probably from 10 years of moving installations and reinstallations. I checked using the right-click show function on those pdfs in Zotero to check that the indexed version was different to the one identified and moved to the duplicate folder.
This could be a very useful tool for some people.
This is very useful script.
Thank u
I have a question: can this be used with Zotfile where the files are linked to a dropbox folder?