Syncing of zotero files between devices and browsers

Lprovenzano
Hi there....I'm a new user to Zotero. I have started setting up folders and saving articles to respective folders. What I have noticed is that when I log into Zotero via Microsoft Edge, my folders differ from what I have when I log in via Chrome. Further, my folders are also different when I use Zotero on my mobile device.

In short, when I add a folder, or an article in one place, it update when I open Zotero in other places.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
  • dstillman
    edited September 1, 2023
    What I have noticed is that when I log into Zotero via Microsoft Edge, my folders differ from what I have when I log in via Chrome.
    That's not possible unless you're logging into different accounts. Your online library is your online library.

    There's no data in the account you're posting from, which is also the account you're syncing iOS with. Switch to the correct account.
  • Lprovenzano
    I'm logging into the same account on all devices.

    I found the solution. There is a field in Zotero preferences which must be turned on that enables syncing. It wasn't turned on. Now that I have found that, all folders are the same regardless of the device i use to access.
  • dstillman
    OK, but just to be clear, that's not what you described. If you weren't syncing, you weren't syncing, but you wouldn't have seen different data in different browsers — every browser would obviously show the same data in the online library. It's just a webpage.
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