Zotfile not moving files?

violawiegand · October 12, 2020

Hello,
I recently set up Zotero (5.0.91) on my new MacBook and I am now having difficulty using Zotfile (5.0.16): when I add an article via the Zotero Chrome extension, on my new Macbook the file gets saved to my Zotero data folder, instead of my own PDF folder where I would like it to go.
This works fine on my old machine, which still uses Zotero 5.0.90.

I don't know whether the problem is Zotero or Zotfile...

Here are the details:

new Macbook (macOS 10.15.7)
* Zotero 5.0.91
* Zotfile 5.0.16
* PDF wrongly saving to Zotero data folder

old Macbook (macOS 10.15.6)
* Zotero 5.0.90
* Zotfile 5.0.16
* PDF correctly moved to my preferred location

Cheers!

qqbb · October 12, 2020

If you move your Zotero library to a different computer, you might also want to keep a copy of your profile directory. Your preferences are saved to the 'prefs.js' file. For more on this, see here:

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/74452/how-to-back-up-zotero-settings-and-make-it-available-from-computer-a-to-computer-b

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/75556/zotero-on-new-computer-how-to-copy-over-preferences-and-add-ons

It might be useful to check your ZotFile preferences in the Config Editor by entering extensions.zotfile.* in the search bar. For troubleshooting related ZotFile issues, see also here.

violawiegand · October 13, 2020

Thank you for these links, very useful! I made the silly mistake of not adjusting any of the ZotFile preferences for folder my locations... I had forgotten all the stuff I had set up years ago!