Upgrade StorageOld collections in a group library re-appearing after sync
Hello,
The Group Library I manage has around 15 members. Their frequency of syncing varies significantly; some sync several times a week, others a lot less, and some have not been active for a while. The group library has 4714 items.
I recently re-organized the whole group library by moving items between collections, creating new ones and then deleting multiple collections (not items) - I synced several times during and after the re-organizing.
Some members that did not sync before I re-organized the library have just now synced, and it seems like after that, some of the collections I already deleted or moved have re-appeared to their old location. How can that be? and is this something that will happen often if all members do not sync frequently?
The Group Library I manage has around 15 members. Their frequency of syncing varies significantly; some sync several times a week, others a lot less, and some have not been active for a while. The group library has 4714 items.
I recently re-organized the whole group library by moving items between collections, creating new ones and then deleting multiple collections (not items) - I synced several times during and after the re-organizing.
Some members that did not sync before I re-organized the library have just now synced, and it seems like after that, some of the collections I already deleted or moved have re-appeared to their old location. How can that be? and is this something that will happen often if all members do not sync frequently?
If other people make local changes without syncing for a long time, you'll definitely run into trouble with the current sync architecture. The best way to avoid this for now is to make sure that everyone has auto-sync enabled and is syncing before making changes. Because of the way Zotero syncing works, it's extremely unlikely that items actually disappeared unless other people explicitly deleted them. Check in the library root, and sort by Date Added if necessary.
The changes I made in the Group Library collections are kind of major and I wonder if changing them back each time someone else syncs is something I will have to do repeatedly.
If a member of a Group Library only views items and downloads attachments, does that apply to these "local changes," or does he/she actually have to move, delete, add data or attachments to be considered changes?
My question is related to a member that will most likely only view items and download attachments and might not be able to sync as often as the other members. I would like to know if only viewing is considered as making "changes" - therefore important the member syncs to avoid this "path of least destruction".