ZotFile - Advanced PDF management for Zotero
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with "Change to lower case" checked, and the "Use Zotero to rename" box unchecked (checking it doesn't seem to make a difference). When i use the "Update" button in preferences (for a preview of the renaming rules) it works correctly, e.g. it will show:
walton - ramus and bacon on method (1971)
But if I actually run "Rename File from Parent Metadata" in Zotero, the file will be renamed in this format (for comparison):
Walton - 1971 - Ramus and Bacon on method.pdf
These settings correspond to a previous set of renaming rules (i've been trying different rules); it worked correctly at first but, like i said, it seems to be stuck with an older set of renaming rules that won't update. I have tried removing and reinstalling the plugin after re-downloading, restarting Zotero, restarting my computer, etc., and nothing seems to work. Any help would be much appreciated. thanks -
Essentially I have 4000+ items in my library that I wish to send as pdfs to a new HDD folder - call it C:\Zot_temp. Most, but not all, of these items have previously been sent to a different HDD folder (e.g. C:\Zot_pdfs) after retrieving metadata from pdf. When I now select the items & use "Mange Attachments" -> "Send to Tablet" I get the error msg captured on https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsypyg9zmw7sp1u/Zot1.docx?dl=0 (see towards end, and also most recent comments by adamsmith on above Zotero Discussion thread). No pdfs get transferred over.
Using latest Windows 10 updates & Zotero 4.0.29.10 with zotfile 4.2.7 (updated 13.11.2016).
Many thanks Richard
See:
https://github.com/jlegewie/zotfile/issues/175
Many thanks for Zotfile!
How to just move files without renaming? (= change folders but not file name)
In Zotero Standalone, go to Actions->Preferences->Advanced->Open about:config. Set extensions.zotfile.disable_renaming to true
How to move any attachement (not only pdf, text…)?
In Zotfile preferences > Advanced Settings > uncheck "only work with the following filetypes (or leave it checked and add your extensions)
Specifically, my query relates to finding the Zotfile Preferences window in Standalone for Mac 4.0.29.15 (which I'm running on Sierra), which I've been struggling with for several hours now based on the scant information I could find about fixing the "source folder is not valid" error message. On the Zotfile page (http://zotfile.com/) the description is "For Zotero Standalone, this option has to be changed on the ‘General Settings’ tab in the preference window (Zotero Actions -> ZotFile Preferences)", and this is echoed in one form or another in all posts I've been able to find. But I can't find "Zotero Actions", and this is additionally confusing as "the preference window" could refer to the Zotero Preference pane, which is not the right place for this.
Finally I was able to find the right Preference pane via Tools -> Add-ons, then clicking the Preferences button next to Zotfile. But is there a quicker way that this? And what about this mysterious "Zotero Actions"?
Thanks in advance!
The zotero action or gears menu is the little gear icon in the zotero toolbar. Not sure how else to describe that?
I would like to be able to click the Zotero button on my browser and have the article/website upload into Zotero again.
I use the stand alone version on a Mac computer.
Hegel (1986) Phänomenologie Des Geistes. Edited by Eva Moldenhauer and Karl Markus Michel. Werke: [in 20 Bänden], 3. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp;
or,
Merleau-Ponty (1968) The Visible and the Invisible. Edited by Claude Lefort. Translated by Alphonso Lingis. Evanston [Ill.]: Northwestern University Press.
in both these cases, with %a (%y) as the opening commands Zotfile renames the files as "hegel, moldenhauer, michel (1986)..." or "merleau-ponty et al. (1968)...", which is not correct in any referencing style I know of.
I understand it's partly confusing because edited volumes, for e.g., are regarded for referencing (and there for renaming) purposes as having been "authored" by the editor. But in Zotero this only kicks in when there is no author listed. I tried %a|%d to try to make reference to editors exclusive to their being no author, but this didn't work.
the only way I found to get around it with Zotfile renaming is to list these kinds of editors as Series Editors, but this isn't a solution because although it is strictly the case in the first example above, Series Editor generally implies that this person probably had little or no direct influence on the specific text in question (not generally complete works); further, this results in an inaccurate final Zotero reference that, in most styles, will leave off the series editor. in the second example above, again, it's not correct to call Lefort the Series Editor - he edited this single posthumous volume of Merleau-Ponty's.
I'm running Zotero Standalone 4.0.28 on Windows 7.
am I being dumb and missing something as usual? any help much appreciated.
If anyone else has thoughts on this that would be great.
But thus far, same problem with renaming - whether with just %a or %a|%d, and allowing 2 author names in the filename (1 + et al for more than 2), I'm still getting "hegel & findlay (1976)..." when Hegel is listed as sole Author and Findlay as Editor. to reiterate, this is a problem only for the Editor field, not for Series Editor. And prioritisation doesn't solve this problem, as regardless of the order, I get either two (apparently) author names, or an "et al", neither of which reflect the bibliographical reality.
1. with the "subfolder defined by %c" option ticked, the attachments are being saved to a new directory called 'undefined' under the Custom directory I've chosen (Users\bensefth\Dropbox\zotero\library), and then the collection folders as they exist in the library. So that instead of ...\zotero\library\masters\hegel they're being saved in ...\zotero\library\undefined\masters\hegel, etc.
2. when trying to rename a second attachment under the same item, Zotfile jams, staying stuck on "Zotfile: Renamed Attachments" with the original attachment file name in grey underneath. in the previous version it used to rename the file with a _2 underneath. this may be different on the Mac, which in general seems to handle renaming files better (i.e. will do so even while they're open in Preview) than the PC - I'm yet to try, will report back.
apologies if this isn't the right forum for these further problems - please direct me to the right one if so. and thanks again.
What version of Zotero (number and Firefox/Standalone) and Zotfile are you using? Where did you download Zotfile from?