Trying to modify the workflow and need help

lrajani · January 5, 2023

Hi,

I am a grad student and I have had a pretty successful workflow on mac using Zotero. But I made the error of using my OneDrive as the file storage. I am now trying to incorporate my iPad and pencil and struggling with how to go about this. What I would like to do ideally is:
1. To send all my PDFs to Zotero server and get a paid subscription for the space;
2. Then use Zotfile to read on the tablet and annotate;
3. Having access to these annotations on my Macbook where I can write
If you can help me understand how to do this in simple terms, I will appreciate. Acronyms are scary.

Thank you in advance,

LR

dstillman · January 5, 2023

1) Uninstall ZotFile.

2) Convert your linked files to stored files using Tools → Manage Attachments → Convert Linked Files to Stored Files.

3) Use the Zotero iOS app.

lrajani · January 6, 2023

Hi thank you for responding.

Re:2, isn't that the opposite of what I want? my files are already stored. I want them to be accessible from multiple machines. am i missing something?

dstillman · January 6, 2023

If you want to use Zotero Storage and access your files via the iOS app, you want to use stored files.

https://www.zotero.org/support/attaching_files#stored_files_and_linked_files

lrajani · January 7, 2023

thank you, i understand. i did this and my files have migrated to the server but they don't open on the iPad app. although the sync is on, it says check the device where you added the file in the first place. what should i do?

This is what I am trying to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxQxrYCJRvY

dstillman · January 7, 2023

You're just at your file sync quota, and would need to add a storage subscription to sync the additional files. You'll be getting an error on every sync on the desktop telling you that.