Upgrade StorageMoving Computers (Zotero, Google Drive)
Hi there,
I did encounter some issues when I tried to install Zotero on my new MacBook and would like to ask for your advice/help.
My old setup is Zotero 6.0.37 with a dedicated Google Drive for my files. I installed Zotero 7 and the Google Drive client on my new MacBook. Upon opening Zotero, I connected my account and synced, then I added the Google Drive folder as the Custom Directory. My library and folders all showed up but I cannot open any documents because the files cannot be found. How do I solve this issue? I appreciate your help!
Best,
C
I did encounter some issues when I tried to install Zotero on my new MacBook and would like to ask for your advice/help.
My old setup is Zotero 6.0.37 with a dedicated Google Drive for my files. I installed Zotero 7 and the Google Drive client on my new MacBook. Upon opening Zotero, I connected my account and synced, then I added the Google Drive folder as the Custom Directory. My library and folders all showed up but I cannot open any documents because the files cannot be found. How do I solve this issue? I appreciate your help!
Best,
C
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/data_directory_in_cloud_storage_folder
https://www.zotero.org/support/attaching_files#stored_files_and_linked_files
It's not clear what you mean by "Custom Directory". That's not a Zotero thing. Were you using Zotfile under Zotero v6 (it has a "Custom Location" folder - the location where it saves linked PDF files) ? Since Zotfile does not work under Zotero v7, you would need to use Zotmoov or Attanger moving forward, to store *new* downloaded PDFs as linked files.
Can you open your existing PDFs from Google Drive on the new computer (outside Zotero) ? Do you have Google Drive set to mirror files (not stream/download only as necessary) ?
Is the path to the linked PDF files folder on Google Drive exactly the same as on your original computer ? (if not, do you have a Linked File Base Directory set in Zotero settings on *both* computers ? That tells Zotero where to look for PDFs if the paths are different on each computer).