Upgrade StorageUnderstanding storage and groups
Hi there,
I have a large personal library that I'd like to be able to share with others at my workplace. I purchased an unlimited storage plan, and have set up a group library and are trying to figure out how to best set up our workflow for sharing.
One thing I'm having hard time understanding is how Zotero stores files for each user in a group. I've searched the forum and maybe I'm not using the right search terms but haven't found the answer I'm looking for.
My personal library is stored on my network drive. I then add those files to a group library, which makes them available to others in the group through syncing. What happens when they open up the PDF in an item? Does a copy of that PDF get made on their computer, in their own Zotero directory? Does this happen every time they open that file, or only the first time? We don't want to inundate our network drive with multiple copies of the same files.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I have a large personal library that I'd like to be able to share with others at my workplace. I purchased an unlimited storage plan, and have set up a group library and are trying to figure out how to best set up our workflow for sharing.
One thing I'm having hard time understanding is how Zotero stores files for each user in a group. I've searched the forum and maybe I'm not using the right search terms but haven't found the answer I'm looking for.
My personal library is stored on my network drive. I then add those files to a group library, which makes them available to others in the group through syncing. What happens when they open up the PDF in an item? Does a copy of that PDF get made on their computer, in their own Zotero directory? Does this happen every time they open that file, or only the first time? We don't want to inundate our network drive with multiple copies of the same files.
Thanks in advance for any help.
For now, in "as needed" mode, files are kept locally after they're opened the first time, though you can always right-click → Show File and delete the file. But I wouldn't worry about that, since the cache management feature is coming soon.