How can I "watch" a folder so that any new pdfs in the folder will directly get added to my Zotero?
Hello,
I am a new user of Zotero. I have a folder named Literature and I sometimes drop pdfs that I have received from somewhere other than the internet to this folder. I want Zotero to be able to pick out the new pdfs that have been added to this folder and add them to the Zotero library?
I have looked around and have a feeling Zotfile should be able to do this. I have installed zotfile but can't seem to understand how this would work.
Is this possible in Zotero at all? What should I be doing to make this happen?
Thanks,
Arushi
I am a new user of Zotero. I have a folder named Literature and I sometimes drop pdfs that I have received from somewhere other than the internet to this folder. I want Zotero to be able to pick out the new pdfs that have been added to this folder and add them to the Zotero library?
I have looked around and have a feeling Zotfile should be able to do this. I have installed zotfile but can't seem to understand how this would work.
Is this possible in Zotero at all? What should I be doing to make this happen?
Thanks,
Arushi
It's a pity that this is not possible. Is there a specific reason this functionality has not yet been considered/prioritised?
edit: there are also some more philosophical reason in that having files appear in Zotero isn't necessarily terribly helpful since they don't have any metadata attached, but this is very much secondary to the technical challenges.
Regarding metadata issues, these issues are also encountered when single pdfs are dragged and dropped and is worked out through the pdf2text feature. Isn't that also a possibility in case of "bulk" pdf imports which might happen with a watched folder?