Can't link to files in group

janger · August 20, 2012

Hi I am using zotero 3.0.8, firefox add-on. I am not able to set a link from within a group library to a file/pdf stored on the computer (As i could without problems from within my personal library). Is that a problem or is it just a missing feature? I could not find anything about it, thanks for help

dstillman · August 20, 2012

That's not supported, since links to files on a particular computer would usually not be useful to other people in the group.

janger · August 21, 2012

This is a pity as this does make sense with network folders (people at work) or e.g. dropbox folders

Carina · October 8, 2012

Having the same problem as janger. We also would like to use zotero within a network and would like to keep the files on our server as they are partly sensitive.

dstillman · October 9, 2012

I think we'll be able to support this once we add relative path support for linked files. (Note, though, that this will only apply to file syncing. Data syncing will still go through the Zotero servers.)

mel47 · June 5, 2013

Hi,
Do we know if this will happen soon? I will be really happy!
I just found that link to file doesn't work for groups, and it's screw up my strategy to share our files. (yes, I use dropbox for many reasons and no I will not change to built-in sync).
Furthermore, as I used Zotfile to rename pdf with my own pattern, it can't worked for groups.
Thanks

dstillman · June 5, 2013

It's still planned, but it's unlikely to happen within the next few months (at least unless someone else contributes code).

emiliano.heyns · August 14, 2013

What would be the desired behavior? What would be involved beyond removing the "throw" in chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/attachments.js#1399?

mel47 · August 14, 2013

For me, just keep the link as they are in library. It will be useful for groups sharing dropbox or any shared server, as the basedir is choosen in preferences. For sure it could be a problem, for people who doesn't want this behavior...

dstillman · August 14, 2013

Right, but the issue is that different libraries will very likely need different base directories, so we won't allow linked files in groups until that functionality is in place.