Safe way to place storage folder in Dropbox/Mega?
I have read many warnings about mixing Zotero and Dropbox. But having cloud sync is very useful. I want to ask here if the particular I have in mind setup is reasonably safe.
I am on Linux.
1) Zotero main folder is outside Dropbox. This folder contains the sqlite database. I sync Zotero library (not attachments) to Zotero.org.
2) The "storage" folder (which contains attachments) is in Dropbox (or Mega, I haven't decided). Inside Zotero folder, I place a link to this the storage folder.
(I am basically following something like this: https://remembereverything.org/syncing-zotero-with-dropbox-and-several-computers/)
Can there be any problems with this setup? In particular, is it safe to keep Zotero open on multiple computers?
I am on Linux.
1) Zotero main folder is outside Dropbox. This folder contains the sqlite database. I sync Zotero library (not attachments) to Zotero.org.
2) The "storage" folder (which contains attachments) is in Dropbox (or Mega, I haven't decided). Inside Zotero folder, I place a link to this the storage folder.
(I am basically following something like this: https://remembereverything.org/syncing-zotero-with-dropbox-and-several-computers/)
Can there be any problems with this setup? In particular, is it safe to keep Zotero open on multiple computers?
I've been looking into using the Google space I have but I can't even accommodate my sqlite files in the free Zotero space!
Sorry if this sounds pathetic - I've been doing a lot of reading about this and am confused.
If you're able to put the storage folder on GDrive that'll work, yes, but note that you'll have to do so using symlinks as described in the blogpost linked above. If you just move the storage folder out of the Zotero data folder, all attachment links will break.
Thanks ... we’ll think about that.