Upgrade StorageAttached file storage access problems on different paths
> "The attached file could not be found."
I keep all my document files in a cloud directory and attach them as links to their constituent zotero entries using zotfile.
I do *not* sync files at all--neither through zotero nor webdav. I like having a flat directory for all my files and its been simple and pain-free (up to now).
I haven't had issues with zotero finding the attached files before on different machines, but up to now, all my machines were linux and had the exact same base directory absolute path, eg '/home/evdcush/Lcloud/library'
But now, I am trying to access my linked attached files on a microsoft (W10) machine and being unsuccessful.
Zotero says it uses relative paths for linked file attachments within the base directory, but it cannot find files.
The files are located in 'C:\Users\evdcush\Lcloud\library' on windows. Is there a solution to this issue of finding linked files on machines with different file structures?
I keep all my document files in a cloud directory and attach them as links to their constituent zotero entries using zotfile.
I do *not* sync files at all--neither through zotero nor webdav. I like having a flat directory for all my files and its been simple and pain-free (up to now).
I haven't had issues with zotero finding the attached files before on different machines, but up to now, all my machines were linux and had the exact same base directory absolute path, eg '/home/evdcush/Lcloud/library'
But now, I am trying to access my linked attached files on a microsoft (W10) machine and being unsuccessful.
Zotero says it uses relative paths for linked file attachments within the base directory, but it cannot find files.
The files are located in 'C:\Users\evdcush\Lcloud\library' on windows. Is there a solution to this issue of finding linked files on machines with different file structures?
Can you provide a Debug ID for an unsuccessful attempt to open the file on Windows?
Yes, the base directory was set to the equivalent location on Windows, in both
Edit>Preferences>Advanced>Files and Folders>Linked Attachment Base Directory
And:
Tools>ZotFile Preferences>Custom Location
However, the filename for all linked attachment files still shows the absolute path from the linux machines.
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As you said, the base directory was unset on my linux machines. Since they all used the exact same absolute pathing I didn't realize the base was unset.