Broken Links on New Computer

HNShouldice · August 10, 2017

I recently got a new computer, on which was able to access my Zotero library via data syncing. However, now none of the attachment links work. I was linking to files stored in several different folders on my old computer, most of which I have copied over to my new computer. Is there a way to get Zotero to automatically recognize/find these files on my new computer, or will I have to manually locate every one?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

adamsmith · August 10, 2017

Links in Zotero are, by default, absolute, i.e. they include the entire path to a file. It's very uncommon to keep exact absolute paths when changing computers, and I assume that didn't happen in your case (e.g. the username you use changed)

The easiest for fixing your links in batch is probably to use Zutilo: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zutilo-utility-for-zotero/

HNShouldice · August 10, 2017

Thanks so much for your comment, @adamsmith! I have downloaded Zutilo. Could you direct me to any instructions that specifically outline how to fix links in batch, please? Thanks in advance!

Gracile · August 10, 2017

There: https://github.com/willsALMANJ/Zutilo/blob/master/docs/COMMANDS.md#item-menu-functions

HNShouldice · August 11, 2017

This worked! Thank you, @Gracile!