Upgrade StorageNewbie questions about sync (and Google Drive)
Hi all,
I just recently started using Zotero after I heard it mentioned by a guest speaker in a graduate class I took this past semester.
I'm loving the app so far, but of course I've gone way over my storage quota.
I wanted to know if there was some way to make sync more selective, such as not syncing PDF files (which are generally huge, because I'm primarily reading scanned articles), or only syncing the folder of the project I'm currently working on?
Also, I moved my Zotero Data directory out of the usual place (because of the Mac OS Sierra issue), and I placed it in my Google Drive folder, so that my annotated PDFs can be saved in the cloud and viewed on my other devices.
The only thing is that the Google Drive app will NOT sync while Zotero is running. It gets stuck on "Scanning Files" and I have to quit Zotero for it to continue.
Has anyone else run into this issue?
Thanks all.
I just recently started using Zotero after I heard it mentioned by a guest speaker in a graduate class I took this past semester.
I'm loving the app so far, but of course I've gone way over my storage quota.
I wanted to know if there was some way to make sync more selective, such as not syncing PDF files (which are generally huge, because I'm primarily reading scanned articles), or only syncing the folder of the project I'm currently working on?
Also, I moved my Zotero Data directory out of the usual place (because of the Mac OS Sierra issue), and I placed it in my Google Drive folder, so that my annotated PDFs can be saved in the cloud and viewed on my other devices.
The only thing is that the Google Drive app will NOT sync while Zotero is running. It gets stuck on "Scanning Files" and I have to quit Zotero for it to continue.
Has anyone else run into this issue?
Thanks all.
If you don't want to sync PDFs, you can simply turn off attachment/file syncing in Zotero's settings (item metadata syncs for free; this would only affect file syncing).
If you do want to sync files, the easiest way would be to purchase additional storage space from Zotero. The prices are reasonable considering the smooth integration with Zotero that it offers (and buying storage helps to support Zotero development and maintenance). (You might also want to look into using Acrobat's [or whatever PDF program you use] "Optimize Scanned PDF" function, which can dramatically reduce file sizes of scanned documents).
You can also use the Zotfile plugin to store PDFs in Google Drive (or anywhere else on your computer): http://zotfile.com