[5.0 Beta] Syncing/upgrade question
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(edited to shorten after adamsmith's posting below)
Beyond that, you're misunderstanding the Firefox version. That's not a cloud/web version either, but stores data locally and relies on sync between computer just like Standalone does. (I'm suspecting that's actually part of the problem with sync you're seeing).
Generally speaking, sync is working faster and more reliable on Zotero 5.0beta, but while it's a very stable beta, there's a reason it's not released yet, so I'd expect users to see more bugs than in 4.0 -- that call is up to you in the end.
Note also that when reporting errors, you actually need to post the error report ID here and provide some context. Only error reports with IDs referenced in the forum are actually looked at by anyone.
You are supposed to report the ID and not post the material.
I didn't copy and retain the ID report; just a suggestion, if it is feasible, have the ID report emailed to the user if their preferences permit. Once I exited, I lost the report ID. I see from a test I just did that another new report results in a record being created in the library which has that, but such a record wasn't created when I did it earlier this evening, so perhaps it is lost.
Thanks for all your help. I was a 20 year stalwart of Procite, now stuck with Endnote. I edit an open access journal www.rnoph.org and am a believer in open access. Would love to be able to use Notabene, but can't get transitioned as just too much to import. Hope to be active.