Watch folder
I am wondering whether Zotero had any functionality with respect to watching folders?
The last discussion I see is from 2017 and it reports that it is not possible, but am wondering if there has been an update.
2017 discussion: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/286966
The last discussion I see is from 2017 and it reports that it is not possible, but am wondering if there has been an update.
2017 discussion: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/286966
In case of pdfs retrived on Ipad or Iphone and latter adding it on PC is the only option.
1. Clicking the "Save to Zotero" button on the Chrome toolbar frequently fails to get the pdf. This problem seems to be increasing rapidly, perhaps because more publishers are using their own pdf viewing solutions instead of the browser solution? Recently, I've seen Zotero getting the "author's submitted version" instead of the publisher version, even though I'm viewing the publisher version in the browser!
2. Due to #1, I now just download the pdf and drag it into Zotero, and let Zotero fetch the metadata. But this involves lots of additional clicks for each article.
3. I like to use Safari (because tracking), and the Zotero Safari connector is not out of beta, so downloading and dragging to Zotero is the only option here.
I understand a watch folder feature is a low priority, but there is a real use case for it. if the Zotero team ever finds time to implement it, I think it would be popular.
https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues
It's definitely a frequent but inconsistent problem. What info would be helpful to report?
For example, I just now picked one article to download at random:
https://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:2118/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12374
Instead of Zotero saving the publisher version, it saved the "open source" author submitted version. Yet when I click the pdf link, the publisher version shows up in my browser. When I then click the Zotero save button, it *still* saves the open source version. Here is a screenshot:
https://i.imgur.com/41bjdhH.png
But, I was able to download the publisher version of the pdf and drag it into Zotero.
Sometimes, I don't get any pdf at all when I click the Zotero save button, even though it's displayed in the browser (but again, I can download the pdf just fine).
EDIT: here is a screenshot of Zotero failing to grab the pdf, even though I can download it (second image):
https://imgur.com/a/hwnDovS
The article url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065308X15000299?casa_token=J3-kH52-KagAAAAA:QfPtIdiJAfa5NB_Dyt0PVnSXSpLcN15_FkoTniFEtVCcQzbnFQQ7U1Rv_IsWPOwqLKkbEQ8S1uaj
In an upcoming version, we also plan to make it possible to open a PDF with Zotero in order to add the file, which would help in a case where the article page fails to download the PDF and the site prevents you from viewing it directly in the browser.
For the ScienceDirect page, please start a new thread, and we'll take a look.