Deleting entries from a collection,subcollection,etc. does not remove from library

zoterouser
I find that only if i delete from the top level library view does the item get removed from all views. if i delete from a sub view, it remains in my library. Any thoughts if this is a bug?
  • dstillman
    This is by design.

    Collections contain only references to items stored in the Library, and removing an item from a collection removes only the reference, not the main item. To delete an item from your Library from within a collection, right-click and select
    "Delete Selected Item from Library..."
  • Luis Cardoso
    Is there any way to identify "orphaned" references, that is references that do not belong to any collection?

    I'd suggest an option in preferences for "My Library" displaying all the items at once (as it is now) or just the uncategorized (belonging to no collection). "My Library" would then serve as an inbox and I wouldn't have to sort by added date every time I want to clean up my database...
  • dstillman
    An Unfiled search condition is planned.

    http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/310/easy-moving-and-copying-of-items-between-collections-and-subcollections/
  • Luis Cardoso
    Since there have been no updates on this post and the feature Dan mentions is still not implemented I thought of sharing my workaround for finding "orphaned" entries:

    http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/7168?page=1#Item_14

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