add link to file... vs. attach link to file...

When I click on the drop down menu that has the icon shown in the attached file in the latest version of Zotero (v7.0.6), I see choices for both add link to file... and attach link to file.... What is the difference between the two?

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  • edited 24 days ago
    The distinction is in "Add" versus "Attach". You notice that "Attach" is only undimmed when you select an existing item ... to which you can attach a file or a link to a file. "Add" is for adding *new* standalone elements.

    It looks as if the "Add" options are those which used to be under the green + icon in v6: "Link to File" (now "Add Link to File") and "Store Copy of File" (now "Add File"); which are now re-named and moved to a different drop-down under v7.
    https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero#adding_pdfs_and_other_files

    Hopefully the above documentation will be updated for v7 soon, as those nuances may be lost on many people.
  • Thanks!
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