Cannot copy an item from My Library to a Group library and keep the attached PDF

dstillman Zotero Team
This discussion was created from comments split from: Transferring attachments from My Library to Group Library.
  • joshdraper
    I have "child snapshots and imported files" checked and I still cannot copy an item from MyLibrary to a Group library and keep the attached PDF. What is the solution?
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    edited January 29, 2025
    @joshdraper: Various groups of yours are public open groups, which don't allow file editing. You'll see that you can't add files directly to those groups either.

    (Note that if you change them to another group type, you'll currently need to delete items that you dragged previously and re-drag from the original library.)
  • joshdraper
    Hmmm. Well, the group I want to add items to is definitely private. I have been trying different tests today and some items import with the PDF to the group and some don't. That makes it even stranger.
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    edited January 29, 2025
    Well, again, if you previously dragged items without files, you'll need to delete the target item and drag again.

    Currently, the file also has to exist locally before the drag (i.e., if you're using on-demand downloading for file syncing) or it would be missing in the target library (but the attachment item would exist).

    Beyond that, we'd want to see a Debug ID for a drag that doesn't include the attachment.
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