Available for beta testing: Continuous file renaming
In the latest Zotero beta, Zotero will automatically keep attachment filenames in sync with parent item metadata as you make changes (e.g., changing the title). In previous versions, while Zotero would automatically rename files when you first added them to your library, if you later edited the item's metadata, you would need to right-click on the attachment and select "Rename File from Parent Metadata".
You can configure which file types renaming applies to from the General tab of the Zotero settings.
After upgrading to this version, existing eligible files that don't match the current filename format won't be automatically renamed, but you can choose to rename them en masse from the Zotero settings. Zotero will also prompt you to rename all files if you change the filename format.
"Rename File from Parent Metadata" has been removed from the item context menu. If a filename doesn't match the configured filename format (e.g., because automatic renaming is disabled or you changed the format but didn't choose to rename all files), you can click the "Rename File to Match Parent Item" button next to the filename in the attachment's item pane to rename it.
You can configure which file types renaming applies to from the General tab of the Zotero settings.
After upgrading to this version, existing eligible files that don't match the current filename format won't be automatically renamed, but you can choose to rename them en masse from the Zotero settings. Zotero will also prompt you to rename all files if you change the filename format.
"Rename File from Parent Metadata" has been removed from the item context menu. If a filename doesn't match the configured filename format (e.g., because automatic renaming is disabled or you changed the format but didn't choose to rename all files), you can click the "Rename File to Match Parent Item" button next to the filename in the attachment's item pane to rename it.
I cannot find this information either in the Settings or in the linked documentation:
https://www.zotero.org/support/file_renaming
If an item has 4 attachments, with 2 PDF files and 2 Ebook files, with the default settings to rename both PDF and Ebook files, which files will be renamed? All 4 files? Or only 1 PDF file and 1 Ebook? Or only the primary file?
I would like to make sure that the name of SI files are not modified, as I do not want to get both the main article PDF and and its SI PDF file to get exactly the same name.
For Video files, I would like to rename it if it is the only attachment, but keep its original name if it is a SI file.