lastsync.txt not created

bigroots · September 9, 2017

hi

using the same client computer and the same webdav server, I notice that the lastsync.txt file is created by Zotero standalone version 4, but not by version 5. Did anyone have the same problem?

dstillman · September 9, 2017

There's no lastsync file in Zotero 5.

bigroots · September 9, 2017

OK, so PaperShip will have a problem with Zotero 5 ... it expects a lastsync.txt file, and it does not seem to be actively developed (last update May 2016).

bwiernik · September 9, 2017

Yes, I’ve stopped recommending PaperShip because it appears to be abandoned.

bigroots · September 9, 2017

so is anyone aware of alternatives for iOS?

bwiernik · September 9, 2017

Using the Zotero.org web library or sending selected attachments to iCloud/Dropbox/etc. using Zotfile’s Send to Tablet feature are the available options.

Anthony J. Langlois · October 13, 2017

This is a really disappointing outcome.

stt37504 · January 11, 2021

A quick and dirty fix for this is to create an empty lastsync.txt and keep removing the content of it via cronjob, so PaperShip will never know about last sync state. This seems to be working for me.