detecting and deleting duplicates

How do I identify and delete duplicate references in Zotero?
  • there's a collection called "Duplicate Items" on the bottom of the left hand panel. It contains all suspected duplicates. Click on them and click on "Merge Items" in the right hand panel.
  • Thanks. The only problem is I am using Zotero as part of a research team so using a shared library - I can see the duplicates folder in my normal library (which is empty) but not in my shared library which is the one I am working with.

    Is there any way of moving or adding a duplicates folder for my shared library?
  • right-click on the respective group library --> Show Duplicates
  • Thank you. Another issue I have been having all day - I am using Zotero to organise references from searches for a systematic review. This means I need to save search results in the thousands. At first I was able to export 500 references to Zotero in one go but since then it freezes even exporting 50 references at once, and if I click on anything it crashes Firefox.

    Does Zotero struggle to upload mutiple references at once? Is there a quicker way of doing this as it is unworkable at the time it is taking/amoung it is crashing at the moment - I have spent all day uploading 200 references out of 1,930 from 1 search...

    Many thanks
  • start a new thread for separate issues please. In general Zotero does fine importing a couple of hundred refs at a time. Make sure to mention the database you're using.
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