Upgrade StorageWorkflow: Between iPad and Windows computer with Resilio Sync and limited internet
Ive been trying to establish a workflow between my Windows 10 computer and iPad using resilio sync and Zotfile, but it does unfortunately not work very efficiently as the files saved to Zotfile(send to tablet) are not registered on Zotero (when you have a file on iPad that you want to add to Zotero on Windows) and has to copied to zotero manually. Furthermore, using cloud sync or any other syncing solution (including zotero’s file sync) that requires internet data is out of the question since Im a student and on a capped student data plan with limited data. My Zotero library is over 20GB of information/files books and Im trying to find an efficient solution to establish a workflow between my Computer and iPad. I use the iPad to read and annotate my books/journal articles then sync it back to zotfile, but the annotated file is saved as a new file. Also when i annotate my files I use liquid text, which makes a new file where i have to attach this new file to the parent item each time im finished annotating it and then delete the original as the liquid text does not annotate the original file and zotfile only allows “get from tablet” based on the original file chosen. Does anyone have a similar situation in which they found a solution for this ? I did read about Resilio sync stories (https://www.resilio.com/blog/sync-stories-zotero-sync-for-academia-anywhere-access) but when I access the folder as specified in the link I cannot find any attachments in the folder. My Resilio sync is set up to sync only via LAN without any internet usage. Any help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.
1. You have a PDF attachment in Zotero.
2. You select the item and send the PDF file to a folder on your computer with Zotfile (e.g., your tablet connected by cable to your computer or a cloud folder that syncs to your tablet)
3. If necessary, you sync your tablet with the cloud folder.
4. You open the file on your tablet and make and edits.
5. If necessary, you sync your tablet with the cloud folder to save your edits.
6. On your computer, you connect your tablet or sync the cloud folder, then use the Zotfile function to Retrieve File from Tablet to copy the edited version of the PDF file back to your Zotero library.
Zotfile is not designed to take PDFs from else and import them into Zotero. Use Zotero’s own features for adding items on your computer for that.
This workflow depends on there being a folder on your computer that can be accessed by your tablet. I don’t know anything about Resilio, but if you are having problems getting files you save to your Resilio folder on your computer to show up on your tablet, you would need to ask Resilio for help. That would have nothing to do with Zotero or Zotfile (e.g., you would have the same issue if you manually copied any other file from your computer to the folder).