Can't find "Find Availible PDF" command

blocka025
Recently got a new computer and synced up my Zotero. I don't pay for Zotero storage, so the PDFs did not sync, but the references did. Now I have a ton of papers without pdfs. I can manually add each one, but there has to be a better way. I have heard whispers of a "Find Available PDF(s)" command, but to me it remains completely elusive. I am using Zotero 7.0.13 and when I right click a resource I have attached the pop up that I get.

I feel like I am probably missing something obvious. Thanks!

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  • dstillman
    edited March 3, 2025
    You're right-clicking on a PDF, so the option wouldn't make sense there. You would have to right-click on a regular item with a DOI and no child PDF.

    It's called "Find Full Text" in Zotero 7.
  • tim820
    If you have local PDFs (under Zotero\storage) that are not synced online, transferring a library with PDFs between computers would require Option B here, copying the data folder ...
    https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/transferring_a_library
  • dstillman
    Sorry, I missed that these are just existing attachment items without the files from another computer. In that case, the best option would be to transfer again the way @tim820 explains. If that's not possible, you would have to delete the file-less attachment items, and then you would be able to run "Find Full Text" on any of the parent items that have DOIs.
  • blocka025
    Thank you @tim820, that worked perfectly
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