Linked attachment not deleted when deleted from Zotero

dstillman

This discussion was created from comments split from: Zotfile or Better BibText Stopped Working Properly.

Lee_Daegeon

I have same problem. Zotfile nor Zotero don't seem to delete the attachments in the cloud storage when I delete pdf item in my library and empty trash.

dstillman

(Please start new threads for new issues — the thread you posted to isn't related. I've moved this to a new thread.)

Zotero doesn't delete linked files if you delete the attachment items from Zotero, since the whole point of linked files is that you manage them yourself. If you want Zotero to manage the files, use stored files.

https://www.zotero.org/support/attaching_files#stored_files_and_linked_files

tim820

The Delitem add-on adds the ability to delete (linked) attachments, via right click menu.
https://github.com/redleafnew/delitemwithatt

Dellu

@tim820: thank you. Deleting attachments twice has been extremely painful process to me. Thank you for the note.