Attanger plugin for renaming and moving pdfd to other directory

I use Zotero 7 and the Attanger plugin to rename and move files to another directory as renamed PDF.

In the setting, I have defined the way to rename the file and directory where to move documents/pdf.

However, it does not automatically rename and move. Every time for each document I rename and move. Is this the way it works, or is something wrong with my machine?
  • edited August 22, 2024
    By "automatically" do you mean for PDFs downloaded by the Zotero web connector ? If so, can you see the downloaded PDF in local Zotero storage instead (right-click Show File) ?

    Have you also tried right-click Attachment Manager\Rename and Move Attachment ?

    In attanger plugin settings ...

    What Destination Path do you have set ?

    Is "Attach Type" set to Link ?

    Under Other Settings, are "Automatically rename ..." and "Automatically move ... " ticked (ON) ?

    Is the file type you want to move listed in "Types of Attachments for Renaming/Moving" ?
  • By "automatically" do you mean for PDFs downloaded by the Zotero web connector ? If so, can you see the downloaded PDF in local Zotero storage instead (right-click Show File) ?- Yes

    I am using external drive space to save pdf.

    I have configured all other settings, as you mentioned. In the externally created folder, 'sub-folder name' and 'document/pdf name' are created as I specified. But, In Zotero, under the metadata line, it just shows PDF in capital letters. When I right-click on it and rename it using the Attenger option, it renames here as well.

    My query is, is there a way to rename the PDF automatically in Zotero as well?

    Image 1
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    This pdf has been properly renamed in the root directory (shown below) but not in Zotero.
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u9024501/i9gwwzm0mzz9de99g1co.png

    Thank you - Mukesh
  • OK, I understand your issue now. Attanger does not currently make the attachment title the same as the file name when the file is downloaded via the Zotero web connector. It does do so when right-click rename/move is used. That inconsistency may well be fixed by the developer.
    https://github.com/MuiseDestiny/zotero-attanger/issues/158

    Zotmoov *does* make the attachment title and file name the same for both automatic and manual rename/move operations (as Zotfile used to under Zotero v6).
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