What is this "Pipes" folder in my Zotero folder?
Hello forum,
I've set Zotero to back up to Google Drive, but I'm having a problem with a subfolder called "Pipes." It contains one file, clocking in at Zero KB in Finder, but Google Drive just sit around backing it up forever. I've searched around for a solution, or even an explanation, but I've come up with nothing. I know very little about computers, so please be gentle with me if I'm overlooking something obvious here. I just can't figure this out. Thank you in advance for any help you might be able to offer.
Dan
I've set Zotero to back up to Google Drive, but I'm having a problem with a subfolder called "Pipes." It contains one file, clocking in at Zero KB in Finder, but Google Drive just sit around backing it up forever. I've searched around for a solution, or even an explanation, but I've come up with nothing. I know very little about computers, so please be gentle with me if I'm overlooking something obvious here. I just can't figure this out. Thank you in advance for any help you might be able to offer.
Dan
Also please read the section titled Alternative Syncing Solutions here: http://www.zotero.org/support/sync#alternative_syncing_solutions
I was afraid of something like the link you sent me about alternative syncing solutions. I fear I'm already in over my head with Zotero itself--for instance, everything in that linked article might as well have been in German, for all I was able to understand--so Google Drive seemed like the same thing as backing up to an external hard drive. I'm willing to just take advice and do what I'm told, though; do you recommend the symbolic link?
Dan
If you are planning to use Google Drive to sync the attachments between computers, then you should definitely _not_ put the entire Zotero folder in Google Drive. You should only use Google Drive to sync the storage folder that's located in the Zotero data directory.
I don't recall right now if Google Drive allows you to sync arbitrary folders on your computer, or if the files have to be in a sub-directory of the Google Drive folder. Reading around, I see posts suggesting that they have to be inside Google Drive directory.
What you should do, is
"The directory you selected is not empty and does not appear to be a Zotero data directory.
Create Zotero files in this directory anyway?"
Should I go through with this, or am I messing something up?
Again, I appreciate your help and patience, more than I can tell you.
Dan
Thank you again,
Dan
Thanks for helping,
Dan