- What you see displayed in the center pane of your library is the Attachment Title, which is consistent with the column where it is displayed, which is "Title". - What you see in the Item Pane on the right-hand side of your library when selecting an attachment file is: * First line: Attachment Title * Then below: "Filename:" Filename - You can verify that the function "Rename File from parent metadata" is changing the name of the file on your computer, by a right-click on the attachment file → "Show File".
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/439553/#Comment_439553
In Zotero 6, the function "Rename File from Parent Metadata" was changing both the
Filename
and theAttachment Title
, which was confusing.The
Attachment Title
is different from theFilename
:https://www.zotero.org/support/file_renaming#attachment_title_vs_filename
- What you see displayed in the center pane of your library is the
Attachment Title
, which is consistent with the column where it is displayed, which is "Title".- What you see in the Item Pane on the right-hand side of your library when selecting an attachment file is:
* First line:
Attachment Title
* Then below: "Filename:"
Filename
- You can verify that the function "Rename File from parent metadata" is changing the name of the file on your computer, by a right-click on the attachment file → "Show File".
There will probably be more changes coming to help clarify the confusion:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/440046#Comment_440046
https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues/3245
https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues/2900