New to Zotero, trouble syncing Library from another computer
I'm at home on my laptop, installed newest version of Zotero, thought that if I simply followed directions, I could tap into the Library I have on my work computer. Using same login. Pardon me if this has been discussed already; my search terms did not show it.
Any ideas for me? I am willing to call someone to help walk me through it. I have a writing deadline. Thanks!
Any ideas for me? I am willing to call someone to help walk me through it. I have a writing deadline. Thanks!
Did you sync your computer at work?
Can you see your library online (by clicking on "My Library" on the top left).
There is no live or phone support for Zotero. Also, today and tomorrow are holidays in the US, where Zotero developers and many power-users work.
I know there's no live support, I just thought someone might have had the same experience as I. Do you know how I could get in touch with a developer or power-user on Tuesday? I'm in the US, I just cannot afford to stop working today. I think I'll read and take notes the old fashioned way.
Thanks again.
If you have done this at work, simply do the same at home and there you go. You can also manually sync by clicking on the green round arrow in the top right corner of zotero.
If this does not work, you haven't synced at work. If you did not think, go to your office, login, sync and then sync at home.
If it's empty or almost empty, you didn't sync - if you can get to your work computer today you can just do that by clicking on the sync logo. Otherwise you're stuck until you get back to the office.
If you can see your library online you're good to go - come back here and we'll try to fix the problem.
You sync to and from the Zotero server, not directly between your computers. Zotero can't just access your data on your work computer - that'd be a terrible security risk!
Devs and power users read along here all the time, but less so on holidays.
Otherwise, to avoid confusion, we're both saying the same thing using slightly different words.
If you see your collections on the side and your items in the middle you have synced succesfully. Not that you probably did not sync the attached files, only the data - but usually that's enough for work.
Not in Zotero.
On the web.
Click on "My Library" on the top left _of this webpage_