Upgrade Storage[SOLVED] Zotfile for Beta not working
I installed Zotero 5.0 so that I could print report records... only now that I have this I can't generate report records for my purposes, as I did this from exported annotations (per Zotfile). Zotfile is not compatible with 5.0, so I have attempted to install Zotfile 5.0 and it won't work. The error I get is:
"The add-on "%S" could not be installed. It may be incompatible with this version of Zotero Standalone."
This is likely a user error... can you please check that I've understood correctly:
1. go to github
2. download 5.0 from the 'Clone/Downoad' dopdown menu
3. Extract files
4. Cut and paste files from 'zotfile' to root
5. Rezip
6. Rename extension to .xpi (I've tried just renaming the zip file, but Zotero can't see it to add)
7. Go to Zotero>tools>add-ons
8. Click on cog icon, select 'install add-on from file'
9. Navigate to xpi file and upload
I've tried this with and without the empty zotfile folder. Help!!
"The add-on "%S" could not be installed. It may be incompatible with this version of Zotero Standalone."
This is likely a user error... can you please check that I've understood correctly:
1. go to github
2. download 5.0 from the 'Clone/Downoad' dopdown menu
3. Extract files
4. Cut and paste files from 'zotfile' to root
5. Rezip
6. Rename extension to .xpi (I've tried just renaming the zip file, but Zotero can't see it to add)
7. Go to Zotero>tools>add-ons
8. Click on cog icon, select 'install add-on from file'
9. Navigate to xpi file and upload
I've tried this with and without the empty zotfile folder. Help!!
Not quite sure what you mean with the empty zotfile folder but you should end up with a folder called zotfile-5.0 that contains a) the unzipped content of the original zip you downloaded and b) the new zotfile.xpi that you just created. The latter should be importable to Zotero via Tools>add-ons.
I just zipped 'from "chrome" down to "read.me" and then changed the filename to Zotfile and extension to .xpi, it didn't work. I've also tried only zipping the single files, and not folders contained in the extracted Zotfile Master folder. That doesn't work either. The error I am getting is:
"The add-on "ZotFile" could not be installed. It may be incompatible with this version of Zotero Standalone."
This is really problematic. This error has halted my work completely and I'm on a serious deadline.
For those that are unfamiliar with this, don't repeat the errors I made:
1. Select the files and folders at root level and zip from there, don't place in another folder
2. Make sure that the 5.0 branch is selected on github and not Zotero Master (when I went back this morning, I mistakenly selected the latter, thus the mistake).
So, the steps above work - so long as you don't make the mistakes I made.
Thanks once again to the community for their help!!! :-)
I am running Zotero stand alone 5.0 beta and am hoping to use Zotfile 5.0 with it. I have a mac with Sierra running and I primarily use safari with zotero. I am not able to follow your instructions above and so am wondering if you can give more simple instruction for someone who is not a "computer wiz."
I have tried this so far:
1. I downloaded zotfile 5.0 from GitHub. It simply appears on my desktop as a "zotfile-5.0" There is no zip file as far as I can see.
2. I clicked the folder "zotfile - 5.0" and then clicked "Makefile" within, and here's what pops up in Terminal:
Last login: Fri May 26 15:40:00 on ttys000
1375-Smith-MacBook-Pro:~ christophermiller$ /Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile ; exit;
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 1: all:: command not found
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 3: -include: command not found
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 5: shell: command not found
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 5: RELEASE:=: command not found
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 7: zotfile.xpi:: command not found
zip warning: name not matched: chrome.manifest
zip warning: name not matched: defaults
zip warning: name not matched: install.rdf
zip error: Nothing to do! (chrome.zip)
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 11: zotfile-%-fx.xpi:: command not found
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 12: $@: ambiguous redirect
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 14: Makefile.in:: command not found
/Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/Makefile: line 17: FORCE:: command not found
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.
[Process completed]
3. I try to add the file in zotero by going to tools, add ons, install add-on from file, and then clicking on the zotfile-5.0 file from my desktop, and I get this error: "The add-on "%S" could not be installed. It may be incompatible with this version of Zotero Standalone."
Any help is greatly appreciated. Working on a dissertation.
Chris M.
Open the terminal and use
cd /Users/christophermiller/Desktop/zotfile-5.0/make
make, not./make.)I inserted what you said into terminal, and the computer had me install some kind of developer tool, but it's still not clear to me what to do next.
Step by step would be greatly appreciated.
All good to go. Thanks for the help.