Separate Zotero-app users, but shared file storage
Hi all,
Because of the issues with Zotero performance (in my setup) https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/85808/speeding-up-zotero-including-search#latest I've created several profiles. The different profiles synchronise different (sets of) group libraries, which reduced local database usage and speeds up the process.
Because there is overlap between the group libraries loaded by each profile, one issue with this approach is that I then need to potentially download attachments several times (for different local users accessing a group library that's common to two or more local users).
I have heard that it's ok to just delete the Zotero storage, and let it resync if needed. If that's correct, then maybe the local database itself doesn't really know what's been downloaded and what hasn't? Or at least "doesn't mind changes" to downloaded files.
My question is this: Suppose I have two or more local profiles, could I hardlink the storage directories without adverse effects?
In other words, would it be ok if e.g.,
~/Zotero//Zotero-default/storage
~/Zotero/Zotero_user_1/storage
~/Zotero/Zotero_user_2/storage
are not separate directories, but hardlinked?
Because of the issues with Zotero performance (in my setup) https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/85808/speeding-up-zotero-including-search#latest I've created several profiles. The different profiles synchronise different (sets of) group libraries, which reduced local database usage and speeds up the process.
Because there is overlap between the group libraries loaded by each profile, one issue with this approach is that I then need to potentially download attachments several times (for different local users accessing a group library that's common to two or more local users).
I have heard that it's ok to just delete the Zotero storage, and let it resync if needed. If that's correct, then maybe the local database itself doesn't really know what's been downloaded and what hasn't? Or at least "doesn't mind changes" to downloaded files.
My question is this: Suppose I have two or more local profiles, could I hardlink the storage directories without adverse effects?
In other words, would it be ok if e.g.,
~/Zotero//Zotero-default/storage
~/Zotero/Zotero_user_1/storage
~/Zotero/Zotero_user_2/storage
are not separate directories, but hardlinked?
Not going to comment on hard-linking the directories. That's obviously not remotely something we would support.
" An upcoming version of Zotero will let you configure how long to save downloaded files locally to save space."
That's very helpful - a few of our users are struggling with disk space needed for larger libraries.