Is it possible to rename papers inside folders? Zotfile / Zotero mac

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  • adamsmith
    edited January 9, 2015
    how does the icon for the file in Zotero look after the ZotFile rename? Does it have a little link icon above it or does it still show the PDF icon?

    edit: and if you open the file from Zotero, which of the two versions does it open?
  • patriciarossini
    the file relocated to dropbox appears with a link chain, the one still on zotero data folder has the adobe pdf symbol. It depends on the reference I click. Some will go to the new file on dropbox, others will open the one on the data file
  • adamsmith
    so the item has two attachments in Zotero after the re-name? One link, one attachment?
  • patriciarossini
    yes. and two entries (even 5 in some cases, idk why)
  • adamsmith
    Can you try to replicate this with a single file at a time?
    Maybe take a couple of screenshots on the way and post them somewhere for me to look at?
    I'm trying to understand what's even happening, I've never seen anything that sounds even vaguely like this so I'm trying to understand if ZotFile is doing something very odd that would have to be reported as a bug or if you're doing something very specific that confuses it.
  • patriciarossini
    hm. this is odd. So i did it with a single file and it seems to have worked. I have no clue why/how i have things duplicated/triplicated. could it be due to repetition of the process?
  • adamsmith
    edited January 9, 2015
    yeah, doing this multiple times would cause entries to multiply.
    edit: where "this" is the dragging them to Zotero. After that it's rather hard to duplicate them.
  • patriciarossini
    this: http://libguides.princeton.edu/c.php?g=84091&p=543200 suggests using links to files, which is basically option A you suggested. Would that work better?
  • adamsmith
    Well, ZotFile creates links to files and it does to automatically and more importantly will keep doing so in the future. I don't think it mixes well with a manually created folder structure (i.e. you can't tell it to move linked attachments into folders that already exist), though, which is why I recommended using it from the start.
  • patriciarossini
    Okay. But just explain to me what does this link created by zotfile works. Because it is moving things out of the data folder to put on dropbox, right? Or the root file will still be on the data folder?
  • adamsmith
    Yes, ZotFile takes the file out of the zotero storage folder, moves (not copies) it to the location you specify, and links to it.
  • patriciarossini
    ok then. I will carefully check folders before importing them.
    Is there any plugin to help automate metadata fetching for files that zotero is not able to recognize?
  • adamsmith
    no, there isn't, sorry. In many cases probably easier to import the reference (e.g. from google scholar) and attach the PDF than to enter everything manually.
  • patriciarossini
    alright. I'll try that. Thank you so much for your time and attention, Adam. :)
  • patriciarossini
    Ok. It was working then somehow it's messed up.
    I was doing what you suggested - importing my pdfs to zotero, then getting metadata, then asking it to rename and thus move the file from its folder to dropbox. Now, everytime I ask to rename it's returning an error and the file goes missing - it is deleted from the data folder and zotfile doesnt transfer. ideas?
  • adamsmith
    what does the error say?
  • patriciarossini
    it says unknown error for zotfile.
    also: attachments skipped because they are top-level ....
  • patriciarossini
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AZf7Qxo2bfX3liUVdlclR0Unc/view?usp=sharing
  • adamsmith
    Best I can tell that'd look like a ZotFile bug.
    Try to replicate this with a minimum number of items at once, also restart Zotero for good measure, then post that with link to a screenshot to the ZotFile thread.
    Joscha isn't always super quick to reply--he has a job and does ZotFile in his spare time--so you may have to be a bit patient.
  • patriciarossini
    yes. it seems like a bug. I tried with one item at a time and had the same error.
    I'll try contacting him in the zotfile thread. Thank you
  • patriciarossini
    edited January 20, 2015
    Adamsmith , i somehow figured a way to fix the zotfile problem. don't even ask how - i was trying several settings and something worked, but IDK what lol
    thank you!

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